Mine Index 2487 Peacock Coal Company, Peacock Mine

Mine Index Number: 2487

Company Name:	Peacock Coal Company
Mine Name:	Peacock Mine
Start Date:	1933	End Date:	December 1935
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	3
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
Most of the mine is not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining by Burning Star No. 5 Mine (mine index 0967).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Jackson

8S 1W

12

NW NW SW

Geology

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

Herrin

5.5-6.0

RP

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

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Peacock Coal Company (add)	Peacock (add)	1933-1935	14,854
Total Production: 14,854

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352503

1-20-1936

1:1200

1:1986

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, mining method.

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

Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam.

Microfilm map, document 352503, reel 03139, frame 205 - Slope location, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.