Mine Index 0220 Peabody Coal Company, Peabody No. 8 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0220

Company Name:	Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name:	Peabody No. 8 Mine
Start Date:	1914	End Date:	1954
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	8,571
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 3W

8

SE SE NW

Air shaft

Christian

13N 3W

8

SW SW NE Another air shaft may be present in NE 29-T14N-R3W on the Edinburg Quadrangle, but it is not clearly labeled and there are three small squares that could be shaft symbols. The ventilation arrows indicate the likelihood of an air shaft.

Geology

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

Herrin

370

7.0

8.0

7.5

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map shows a mining pattern indicating a fault that interfered with mining in NW SENE 17-T13N-R3W. This normal fault extended southeast into Peabody No. 10 Mine (mine index 693), where the coal was downthrown 7 to 15 feet to the northeast. The immediate roof over the coal was a black shale that varied from 0 to 5 feet thick. Above the shale was a limestone that also ranged from 0 to 5 feet thick. Timbering was required where the roof was shale over 30 inches thick. When the shale was less than 30 inches, it was taken down when the coal was removed. The limestone made a very good roof. Slips and sandstone rolls were observed in the mine. Rolls were more common in the western part of the mine, and had the effect of lowering the top of the coal 3 to 4 feet. Impurities in the coal were pyrite in lenses and bands, and calcite in fracture fillings. The soft underclay floor heaved, and several bad squeezes had occurred at the mine.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Peabody Coal Company (add)	Peabody No. 8 (add)	1914-1954	47,406,627
Total Production: 47,406,627

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.C4 i5.1-10

7-29-1954

1:12000

1:12000

Final

Company, IL_595

6-15-1914

1:2400

1:2400

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth.

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

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

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.C4 i5.1-10 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Company map, State Archive, IL_595 - Shaft locations.