Mine Index 2022 Pioneer Coal Company, Pioneer Mine

Mine Index Number: 2022

Company Name:	Pioneer Coal Company
Mine Name:	Pioneer Mine
Start Date:	1941	End Date:	1950
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	86 The western portion of the pit shown in SW 22-T16N-R6E was also mined by Pioneer Coal Company, although the pit as a whole is labeled Midland Mine (mine index 681). Production indicates approximately 115 acres were mined by Pioneer Mine.
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Tipple

Bureau

16N 6E

16

SE SW NE

Geology

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

Herrin

35

4.3

Surface

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Pioneer Coal Company (add)	Pioneer (add)	1941-1950	816,914

Total Production: 816,914

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351382

9-15-1950

1:1200

1:1821

Final

Microfilm, document 351382

8-1-1950

1:4800

1:4800

Final

Microfilm, document 351382

1-1-1944

1:1200

1:1200

Not final

Neponset (7.5') Quadrangle

1983 Provisional

1:24000

1:24000

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Bureau County) - Mine type, location, seam.

Microfilm map, document 351382, reel 03135, frame 430 (1950) - Tipple location.

Microfilm map, document 351382, reel 03135, frame 431 (1950) - Pit locations (western & southeastern).

Microfilm map, document 351382, reel 03135, frame 432 (1944) - Pit location (eastern).

USGS topographic map, Neponset Quadrangle, 1983 Provisional Edition - Mine outline.