Mine Index 3628 Peabody Coal Company, Seminole Mine

Mine Index Number: 3628

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name:	Seminole Mine
Start Date:	1949	End Date:	May 1960
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	1,003
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
Tipple	St. Clair	3S 7W	11	SW SW NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	28-65			6.0-6.3	Surface

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Seminole Coal Company (add)	No. 17 (add)	1949-1957	5,695,484

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Peabody Coal Company (add)	Seminole (add)	1957-1960	2,125,774

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 7,821,258

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 351166	6-1-1954	1:1200	1:5628	Final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Company, 4103.S31 i5.1-63	3-14-1969	1:62500	1:62500	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine location, seam.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351166, reel 03134, frames 309-311 - Mine outline, mining method.

Bibliography
Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-63 - Mine outline, mining method.