Mine Index 3447   Ed Rauft,   Peak's Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Scott unlocated
County: Scott
Quadrangle: Florence
County Coal Data: Scott
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3447

Company Name: Ed Rauft
Mine Name: Peak's Mine
Start Date: 1899 End Date: 1911
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 2 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Scott 15N 13W 25 SW NW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 28-55 2.2 2.8 2.33-2.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

The immediate roof was 16 inches of soapstone. Pyrite was present as lenses and fracture facings.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Ed Rauft Peak's 1899-1911 [1] 4,145
Total Production: 4,145

Production Notes

A mine was shown in the mine notes at this location, but named Peak’s Mine. As the location encompasses 10 acres, it is possible, even likely, that two different mines worked the same location. However, the mine notes are not dated, and no operator named Peak was listed in the Coal Reports, so the data from both operators are concatenated here.

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes (John S. Ivy) Undated 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Scott County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Scott County) - Mine type, drift location, thickness, geologic problems.

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Notes

  1. Idle 1902