Mine Index Number: 2487
| Company Name:
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Peacock Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Peacock Mine
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| Start Date:
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1933
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End Date:
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1935
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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3 Most of the mine is not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining by Burning Star No. 5 Mine (mine index 967).
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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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| Main slope Main slope No air shaft was shown on the source map. However, the mine workings holed into Little Muddy No. 1 Mine (mine index 2486), and their air shaft was shown on the source map for Peacock Mine.
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Jackson
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8S 1W
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12
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NW NW SW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The eastern, western and southern extents of the mine are shown as caved on the source map. Poor roof conditions may have been the cause.
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
| Microfilm, document 352503
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1-20-1936
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1:1200
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1:1986
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam.
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| Microfilm map, document 352503, reel 03139, frame 205 - Slope location, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
