Mine Index 3059   Big 4 Coal Company,   Big 4 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3059

Company Name: Big 4 Coal Company
Mine Name: Big 4 Mine
Start Date: 1937 End Date: 1939
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Peoria 9N 6E 23 NW NE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 3.83 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Big 4 Coal Company Big 4 1937-1939 2,625
Total Production: 2,625

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine Notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [1] Secondary source

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, drift location, seam, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.