Mine Index Number: 0884
| Company Name:
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Peabody Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Eagle Underground Mine
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| Start Date:
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1967
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End Date:
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February 1974
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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1,096
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| Acres after map date:
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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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| Main drift
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Gallatin
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10S 9E
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8
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NE SW NE
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| Drift
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Gallatin
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10S 9E
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8
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NE SW NE
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| Drift
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Gallatin
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10S 9E
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8
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NE SW NE
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| Drift
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Gallatin
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10S 9E
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8
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NE SW NE
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| Air shaft
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Gallatin
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10S 9E
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8
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NW SE NE
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| Air shaft
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Gallatin
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10S 9E
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4
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SE NE SE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
A north-south trending fault was encountered at several places in this mine. The vertical displacement of the top of the coal was 6 feet. Gas was noted in the eastern part of the mine, and water was found throughout, often accompanied by bad top. Squeezes were also noted in the southwest part of the mine.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 326827
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3-12-1975
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Gallatin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Gallatin County) - Seam, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 326827, reel 03074, frames 359-362 - Drift and air shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
