Mine Index 1038   Peabody Midwest Mining,   Wildcat Hills Underground Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Saline unlocated
County: Saline
Quadrangle: Ridgway
Eldorado
County Coal Data: Saline
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID: 1103156

Mine Index Number: 1038

Company Name: Peabody Midwest Mining
Mine Name: Wildcat Hills Underground Mine
Start Date: 2006 End Date: 2019
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 1,429
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 Drift Saline 9S 7E 1 SENWNW
Air drift Saline 9S 7E 1 SENWNW
Air drift Saline 9S 7E 1 SENWNW
Air drift Saline 9S 7E 1 SENWNW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 110 4.5-5.0 CRP

Geological Problems Reported

(Geologic problems are not reported for active mines.)

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Black Beauty Coal Company Wildcat Hills Underground 2006-2009 2,763,409
Peabody Midwest Mining Wildcat Hills Underground 2010-2019 14,236,572
Total Production: 16,999,572

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company map, Coal Section files 3-1-2009 1:3600 1:3600 Not final
Company map, Coal Section Files 12-31-2011 1:4800 1:4800 Not final
Company, digital outline 2014 1:24000 1:24000 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Company map, Coal Section files (digital file) - Drift locations, mine outline, mining method.
Company map, Coal Section files (digital file) - Mine outline, mining method.
Company map, digital outline supplied to Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Wildcat Hills Underground|Wildcat Hills Underground]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: 6-379N
Company: Peabody Midwest Mining
Mine Name: Wildcat Hills Underground
Caption: Map may be near final (but is not stamped as final), mine shut down in 2019
Map Date: 03/27/2020
Map Status: Final?
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M1038 2019.jpg
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! https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/m1038 2019.zip
[[:Wildcat Hills Underground|Wildcat Hills Underground]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: 6-379M
Company: Peabody Midwest Mining
Mine Name: Wildcat Hills Underground
Caption:
Map Date: 04/20/2018
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M1038 2018.jpg
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! https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/m1038 2018.zip

Photographs

Notes