Mine Index Number: 0813
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Peerless Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Peerless Mine
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| Start Date:
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1904
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End Date:
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1939
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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685
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| Acres after map date:
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28
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Williamson
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8S 1E
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34
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NE SE SW
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Williamson
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8S 1E
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34
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NE SW SE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Williamson
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8S 1E
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33
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NW NE SW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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90-110
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9.0-12.0
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RPP
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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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 5,608,157
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Company, 4103.W52 i5.1-136
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3-16-1932
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Not final
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Company, 4103.W52 i5.1-41
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3-20-1939
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft location.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-136 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-41 - Air shaft location, mine outline (Peerless portion of mine), mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: 4103.w52 i5.1-41
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Company
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| Map ID:
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4103.w52 i5.1-41
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| Company:
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Peerless Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Peerless
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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03/20/1939
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0813a.jpg
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| 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!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m0813a.zip
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Mine Map: 4103.w52 i5.1-136
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Company
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| Map ID:
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4103.w52 i5.1-136
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| Company:
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Peabody Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Peabody No. 25
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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03/16/1932
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| Map Status:
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Not final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0813.jpg
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| 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!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m0813.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Idle 1916
- ↑ Production after map date, on the eastern side of the mine (see the “not final” map portions).
