Mine Index Number: 0898
| Company Name:
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Peabody Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Eagle No. 2 Underground Mine
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| Start Date:
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1967
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End Date:
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1993
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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5,658
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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 slope
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Gallatin
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9S 9E
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21
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NW NE NE
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| Air shaft
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Gallatin
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9S 9E
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4
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SE NE SE
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| Air shaft
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Gallatin
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9S 9E
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15
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NW NE SW
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| Air shaft
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Gallatin
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9S 9E
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16
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SE SE SE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
Faults of the Wabash Valley Fault Zone, some with large displacements, were present throughout the mine. One major fault trending NNE had 80 to 90 feet of displacement. Bad top was reported along the fault line. Roof falls occurred, with the longest leg of each in the north-south direction. Some falls were as much as 40 feet high. Concretions were found in the black shale above the coal. The coal had occasional shale lenses and pyrite nodules. Calcite was abundant on the cleats in the coal, while pyrite often formed “goat beards” near the middle of the seam.
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: 27,883,858
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company
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3-29-1994
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1:12000
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1:12000
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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) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness, geological problems.
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| Company map, Coal Section files - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
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