Mine Index 2984   Bryan B. Peterson,   Peterson Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Mercer unlocated
County: Mercer
Quadrangle: Matherville
County Coal Data: Mercer
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2984

Company Name: Bryan B. Peterson
Mine Name: Peterson Mine
Start Date: Pre 1878 End Date: 1925
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 12
Production Indicated Acres: 30 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Mercer 15N 1W 21 SW NW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Rock Island 21-65 2.5-4.0 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Charles Peterson Peterson pre1878-1895 [1] 40,297
Bryan B. Peterson Peterson 1895-1918 46,798
Axel Swanson and Nimrick Swanson and Nimrick 1918-1920 5,606
Axel Swanson Swanson 1920-1923 3,626 [2]
Peterson Coal Company Peterson 1923-1924 360
Bryan B. Peterson Peterson 1924-1925 2,059
Total Production: 98,746

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Coal Section files, Milan Quadrangle Undated 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Mercer County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Mercer County) - Mine location, depth.
Coal Section files, undated work map on USGS topographic map, 15-minute Milan Quadrangle - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production, ownership, and years of operation before 1878 are unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 4 acres were mined.
  2. The 1922 Coal Report did not list mines producing less than 10,000 tons.