Mine Index 0412 Peabody Coal Company, Peabody No. 51 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0412

Company Name:	Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name:	Peabody No. 51 Mine
Start Date:	1904	End Date:	March 1934
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	941
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

Sangamon

17N 5W

27

NW SW SE

Air / escape shaft

Sangamon

17N 5W

27

NW SW SE

Geology

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

Springfield

210

5.8

5.5

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Horsebacks were common in this mine, and were sometimes pyritized and very hard. There was a slight displacement of the coal along the horsebacks. The roof was uneven due to concretions.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Cora Coal Company (add)	Cora (add)	1904-1915	1,425,891

Springfield District Coal Mining Company (add)	Springfield District No. 1 (add)	1915-1918	628,437

Springfield District Coal Mining Company (add)	Springfield District No. 51 (add)	1918-1925	638,993

Peabody Coal Company (add)	Peabody No. 51, Cora (add)	1925-1934	1,880,776

Total Production: 4,574,097

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351231

3-9-1934

1:2400

1:4155

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Sangamon County) - Seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 351231, reel 03134, frames 460-463 - Shaft locations, mine outline.