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

Mine Index Number: 0412

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

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

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Sangamon	17N 5W	27	NW SW SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air / escape shaft	Sangamon	17N 5W	27	NW SW SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness 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)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Cora Coal Company (add)	Cora (add)	1904-1915	1,425,891

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Springfield District Coal Mining Company (add)	Springfield District No. 1 (add)	1915-1918	628,437

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Springfield District Coal Mining Company (add)	Springfield District No. 51 (add)	1918-1925	638,993

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Peabody Coal Company (add)	Peabody No. 51, Cora (add)	1925-1934	1,880,776

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
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

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)

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

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

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

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

Mine Notes

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  M0412 coalreport 1903p261.pdf
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  M0412 coalreport 1904p293.pdf
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  M0412 coalreport 1905p296.pdf
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  M0412 minenotes.pdf

Mine Images

Mine Map: PB_912_03

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	State Archive
	Map ID:	PB_912_03
	Company:	Peabody Coal Company
	Mine Name:	Peabody No. 51
	Caption:
	Map Date:	03-09-1934
	Map Status:	Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M0412 PB 912 03
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/sangamon/m0412 PB 912 03.zip