Mine Index 0934 Peabody Coal Company, River King Pit No. 6 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0934

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name:	River King Pit No. 6 Mine
Start Date:	1976	End Date:	1992
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	9,589
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The area shown on the accompanying map, is much larger than expected for the reported production. The area shown for River King Surface Mine (mine index 0857) on the Freeburg, Mascoutah, and New Athens East Quadrangles is much smaller than indicated for the reported production. If both index numbers are combined for all of the River King Surface mines, the area shown on the quadrangle maps is in line with the reported production. The total area mined was 13,164 acres for a total 104,187,734 tons.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Tipple	St. Clair	3S 6W	16	SW SW SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Auger	Randolph	4S 6W	36	SW SW NW

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	60-100			5.33-6.5	Surface

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield (1984 & 1985)	78			3.0-4.7	Surface

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Peabody Coal Company (add)	River King Pit No. 6 (add)	1976-1992	27,155,940
Total Production: 27,155,940

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Company, 4103.S31 i5.1-63	3-14-1969	1:62500	1:62500	Not final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Company, 10-4-38	6-13-1979	1:4800	1:4800	Final (for pit)

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Company, 6-311	7-1994	1:4800	1:4800	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Randolph County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Mine notes (Randolph County) - Geologic problems.

Bibliography
Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-63 - Mine outline, mining method.

Bibliography
Company map, Coal Section files, 10-4-38 - Mine outline.

Bibliography
Company map, Coal Section files, 6-311 - Mine outline.