Mine Index 1053 Peabody Midwest Mining, Gateway North

Mine Index Number: 1053

Company Name:	Peabody Midwest Mining
Mine Name:	Gateway North
Start Date:	2015	End Date:	Active
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	2,185
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Slope

Randolph

4S 5W

14

NE SW NW

Air shaft (intake)

Randolph

4S 5W

11

SE SW SE

Air shaft (exhaust)

Randolph

4S 5W

11

SW SW SE

Geology

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

Herrin

305

6.2

CRP

Geological Problems Reported

Geologic problems are not reported for active mines.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Peabody Midwest Mining (add)	Gateway North (add)	2015-	17,229,644

Total Production: 17,229,644

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 6-473F

3-27-2020

1:4800

1:4800

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Company map, Coal Section files, 6-473F - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.