Mine Index 3051   Peter D. Hoffman Coal Company,   Hoffman Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3051

Company Name: Peter D. Hoffman Coal Company
Mine Name: Hoffman Mine
Start Date: 1933 End Date: March 1953
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 21
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Peoria 9N 6E 15 NW SE SE
Air shaft Peoria 9N 6E 15 NE SW SE
Escape shaft Peoria 9N 6E 15 SW NE SE
Escape slope Peoria 9N 6E 15 SW NE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 20-80 3.83-4.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Joe Burdess Burdess 1933-1938 Idle 1937 and 1938 2,760
Patterson Coal Company Patterson 1939-1940 7,378
Hi Way Coal Company Hi Way 1941-1946 22,401
Peter D. Hoffman Coal Company Hoffman 1946-1953 29,595
Total Production: 62,134

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352284 3-2-1953 1:2400 1:3972 Final, Incomplete

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Peoria County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352284, reel 03138, frame 354 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

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