Mine Index 635 Pettit and Head, Pettit and Head Mine

Mine Index Number: 635

Company Name:	Pettit and Head
Mine Name:	Pettit and Head Mine
Start Date:	1934	End Date:	1942
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	6 to 9	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Slope / drift

Henry

15N 5E

9

NW SE NE

Geology

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

Herrin

27

4.2

RP

Geological Problems Reported

Some water problems were noted.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Pettit and Head (add)	Pettit and Head (add)	1934-1942	22,337
Total Production: 22,337

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS mined-out area map

1950

1:62500

1:62500

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Henry County) - Mine type, slope / drift location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

ISGS mined-out area map - Mine outline.