Mine Index 0887   Midland Coal Company,   Elm Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Peoria unlocated
County: Peoria
Quadrangle: Oak Hill
Farmington East
Hanna City
County Coal Data: Peoria
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0887

Company Name: Midland Coal Company
Mine Name: Elm Mine
Start Date: 1968 End Date: July 1984
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 3,519
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

The area shown on the accompanying map is larger than expected from the reported production and likely includes some areas that were unmined, but were impossible to identify as unmined on the photographic maps.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple Peoria 9N 5E 24 NW SE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 55-78 2.67-4.25 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

The roof for the Herrin Coal was sometimes the Brereton Limestone, which was generally 1 to 2 feet thick but locally up to 4 feet thick. In 36-T9N-R5E, the Herrin Coal was heavily affected by “whitetop”, a light gray clay material, and the thickness was highly variable. The white top material infiltrated the upper portion of the seam. This problem decreased downward in the coal, but made a very dirty product. Slip planes and cracks in the coal were observed, as well as clay dikes. The top of the seam was irregular. The blue band was about2 inches thick in this area. Pyrite lenses up to 1.5 inches were noted, as were pyrite nodules.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Peabody Coal Company Elm No. 1 and Bright Star No. 2 1968-1970 2,943,493
Midland Coal Company Elm 1970-1984 10,339,741
Total Production: 13,283,234

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, 6-393 1-1-1987 1:12000 1:12000 Final
Company, 10-9-7 3-1978 1:12000 1:12000 Not final
Company, 10-6-11 1-1-1979 1:12000 1:12000 Not final
NAIP digital ortho-photo quadrangles 2004 1:6000 1:6000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Peoria County) - Mine type, seam, mining method, tipple location, geologic problems.
Company map, Coal Section files, 6-393 - Mine outline, mining method.
Company map, Coal Section files, 10-9-7 - Mine outline.
Company map, Coal Section files, 10-6-11 - Mine outline.
National Agriculture Imagery Program map, digital ortho-photo quadrangle map, Hanna City and Farmington East Quadrangles, 2004 - Mine outline.
USGS topographic map, Hanna City Quadrangle, 1971, Photorevised 1979 - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs