Mine Index Number: 0934
| Company Name:
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Peabody Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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River King Pit No. 6 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1976
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End Date:
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1992
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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9,589
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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.
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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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| Tipple
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St. Clair
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3S 6W
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16
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SW SW SW
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| Auger
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Randolph
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4S 6W
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36
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SW SW NW
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Geology
| Herrin
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60-100
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5.33-6.5
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Surface
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| Springfield (1984 & 1985)
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78
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3.0-4.7
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Surface
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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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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, 4103.S31 i5.1-63
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3-14-1969
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1:62500
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1:62500
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Not final
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| Company, 10-4-38
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6-13-1979
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final (for pit)
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| Company, 6-311
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7-1994
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Randolph County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Randolph County) - Geologic problems.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-63 - Mine outline, mining method.
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| Company map, Coal Section files, 10-4-38 - Mine outline.
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| Company map, Coal Section files, 6-311 - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
![[[:River King Pit No. 6|River King Pit No. 6]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/randolph/thumbnails/m0934.jpg) 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.S31 i5 1-63 (sheets 1 & 2)
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| Company:
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Peabody Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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River King Pit No. 6
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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03/14/1969
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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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M0934.tif
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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/randolph/m0934.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Idle 1990. River King surface mines began operation in 1957, but Pit No. 6 began reporting separately in 1976. Tonnage reported from Pit No. 6 includes production from Pit No. 5 in St. Clair County.
![[[:River King Pit No. 6|River King Pit No. 6]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/randolph/thumbnails/m0934b.jpg)
![[[:River King Pit No. 6|River King Pit No. 6]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/randolph/thumbnails/m0934a.jpg)