Mine Index 0940 Peabody Coal Company, River King Underground Mine

Mine Index Number: 0940

Company Name:	Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name:	River King Underground Mine
Start Date:	1970	End Date:	December 1989
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	6,474
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

St. Clair

1S 7W

15

NW SW SW

Air shaft

St. Clair

1S 7W

4

NW NE SE

Air shaft (exhaust)

St. Clair

1S 7W

16

NE NW SE

Air shaft (intake)

St. Clair

1S 7W

15

SW SW SW

Shaft

St. Clair

1S 7W

15

NW SW SW

Geology

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

Herrin

110-135

5.5-6.5

BRP

Geological Problems Reported

Roof falls frequently occurred where the Energy Shale formed the roof. Slips, small faults, and irregular discontinuous layering also caused many roof falls.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Peabody Coal Company (add)	River King Underground (add)	1970-1989	28,696,174
Total Production: 28,696,174

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 6-321

1-2-1990

1:12000

1:12000

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.

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

Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Seam, geologic problems.

Company map, Coal Section files 6-321 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.