Mine Index 4076 Pea Ridge Coal Company, Pea Ridge Mine

Mine Index Number: 4076

Company Name:	Pea Ridge Coal Company
Mine Name:	Pea Ridge Mine
Start Date:	1935	End Date:	1943
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	8 Production indicates approximately 2 acres were mined.
Acres after map date:	Less than 1	General Area of mining acres shown:
Not Shown On Map. This mine is not shown on the accompanying map due to later surface mining.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Williamson

9S 3E

25

NE SE SE

Geology

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

Springfield

60

4.5

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Rushing and Heiple (add)	Rushing and Heiple (add)	1935-1935	300

Rushing Coal Company (add)	Rushing (add)	1936-1939	6,355

Lester Cox Coal Company (add)	Cox (add)	1940-1940	600

Lester Cox Coal Company (add)	Cox (add)	1940-1942 Idle 1942	1,700 Production after map date

Pea Ridge Coal Company (add)	Pea Ridge (add)	1943-1943	700 Production after map date

Total Production: 9,655

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.W52 i5.1-30

9-29-1940

1:1200

1:1200

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

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

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-30 - Slope location, mine outline, mining method.