Mine Index 3084 Collins Brothers Coal Company, Liberty Mine

Mine Index Number: 3084

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Collins Brothers Coal Company
Mine Name:	Liberty Mine
Start Date:	1943	End Date:	April 1957
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	19
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main slope	Peoria	9N 7E	34	NW NE NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Peoria	9N 7E	34	NW NE NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	50-104			4.0	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Liberty Coal Company (add)	Liberty No. 1 (add)	1943-1948	17,420

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Collins Brothers Coal Company (add)	Liberty (add)	1948-1957	41,550

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 58,970

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 352200	8-1-1957	1:2400	1:3475	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Peoria County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352200, reel 03138, frame 253 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.