Mine Index 0718   Peacock Coal Company,   Peacock Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Jackson unlocated
County: Jackson
Quadrangle: De Soto
County Coal Data: Jackson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 0718

Company Name: Peacock Coal Company
Mine Name: Peacock Mine
Start Date: 1904 End Date: 1911
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 9
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 [1] Jackson 8S 1W 8 SW SE SE
Shaft [2] Jackson 8S 1W 17 SW NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 40-52 8.0 14.0 9.0-10.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

No gas was reported at this mine. There was a slight dip overall to the northeast. A few slight faults were said to be present. The floor was a soft clay underlain by sandstone.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
J. L. Culley Culley 1904-1905 1,000
Peacock Coal Company Peacock 1905-1908 [3] 10,400
Montgomery Brothers Montgomery 1908-1909 3,111
Peacock Coal Company Peacock 1909-1911 39,154

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-37 ca. 1934 1:31680 1:31680 Secondary source
ISGS map library, 4107 d5-28 1908 1:48738 1:48738 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Ownership, mine location.
ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-37 sheet 1 - Shaft location, mine outline.
ISGS map library, 4107 d5-28, T. E. Savage field map - Shaft location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

  1. Much confusion is associated with all the mines that include “Peacock” in their company name (mine index numbers 267, 2485, 4625 and 718). With no company map to provide more concrete evidence, both shaft locations are retained, although it is likely only one shaft was used for the production shown below for index 718.
  2. Much confusion is associated with all the mines that include “Peacock” in their company name (mine index numbers 267, 2485, 4625 and 718). With no company map to provide more concrete evidence, both shaft locations are retained, although it is likely only one shaft was used for the production shown below for index 718.
  3. Idle 1907