Mine Index 3353 Peabody Coal Company, Peabody No. 40 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3353

Company Name:	Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name:	Peabody No. 40 Mine
Start Date:	1950	End Date:	March 1954
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	597
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

Saline

8S 5E

31

NW SW NW

Air slope

Williamson

8S 4E

36

NE SE NE

Geology

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

Springfield

328

4.17

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Roof problems were common. Bolting was extensive, but the roof problems persisted even after bolting.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Peabody Coal Company (add)	Peabody No. 40 (add)	1950-1954	2,176,003
Total Production: 2,176,003

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

State archive, IL_347_01

3-9-1954

1:4800

1:4800

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, geologic problems.

State archive, IL_347_01 - Slope locations, mine outline, mining method.