Mine Index 3669 Peabody Coal Company, Utility Highwall Mine

Mine Index Number: 3669

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name:	Utility Highwall Mine
Start Date:	1965	End Date:	August 1968
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	245
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 drift	Williamson	9S 3E	11	NW NE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air drift	Williamson	9S 3E	11	NW NE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Williamson	9S 3E	11	NE NW SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	60-90			5.67-6.17	RPP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Peabody Coal Company (add)	Utility Highwall (add)	1965-1968	1,187,369
Total Production: 1,187,369

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
State archive, MSHA_492_01	8-7-1968	1:2400	1:2400	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 (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, drift location.

Bibliography
State archive, MSHA_492_01 - Drift and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.