Mine Index Number: 0653
| Company Name:
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Peabody Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Midwest Strip Mine
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| Start Date:
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1951
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End Date:
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January 1971
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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1,103
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| Acres after map date:
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115
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The area shown is too small for the reported production; production reported for this mine almost certainly includes the production for Midwest Mine No. 3 (mine index 4279) as well as some production for Midwest Radiant No. 1 Mine (mine index 0682).
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Tipple
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St. Clair
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1N 9W
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34
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SE NE SW The tipple for Midwest Radiant Fuel Company (mine index 0682) was used by Peabody Midwest Mine.
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 14,528,952
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-61
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3-14-1969
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1:12000
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1:12000
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Not final The pit shown is final; pits on the Millstadt quadrangle were not final.
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-61 - Mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
ISGS map library: 4103.S31 i5.1-61
Map Date: 3-14-1969
Coal Co.: Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name: Midwest Strip Mine,Douglas Field Mine,Midwest Mine
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