Mine Index 0219 Peabody Coal Company, Peabody No. 9 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0219

Company Name:	Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name:	Peabody No. 9 Mine
Start Date:	1918	End Date:	1951
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	5,769
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Christian

13N 2W

19

NE SE NW

Air shaft

Christian

13N 2W

19

SW SW NE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Herrin

407-417

4.0

9.0

7.5

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map shows problem areas designated along the southwestern edge and all along the north and northwestern side of the mine. The symbol is thought to denote sandstone channels. Channels or associated wet areas (from the water seeping from the sandstone) may have also caused some of the problems that resulted in the larger interior un-mined areas. The roof in the eastern and western parts of the mine was black shale, while gray shale predominated in the southeastern part of the mine. The sandy shale in the northeastern part was very dangerous and gave much trouble, because micaceous layers separating the bedding planes parted readily and allowed large parts of the roof to come down. This sandy shale was either directly on the coal or separated from it by 4 to 36 inches of black shale. A persistent pyrite layer in the coal ranged up to 1.5 inches thick. Pyrite lenses up to 1 inch thick were common. The source map shows faulty areas along the northern and southern borders of the mine.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Peabody Coal Company (add)	Peabody No. 9 (add)	1918-1951	36,290,433
Total Production: 36,290,433

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company

5-29-1952

1:4800

1:4800

Final

Microfilm, document 351393

5-29-1952

1:4800

1:9600

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Christian County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.

Mine notes (Christian County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.C4 i5.1-6, copy 1 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 351393, reel 03135, frames 470-475, map of Peabody #7 (mine index 2040) - Mine outline (far NW part of mine).