Mine Index 4274 Peabody Coal Company, Midwest Highwall No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 4274

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name:	Midwest Highwall No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1967	End Date:	May 1970
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	235
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	St. Clair	1S 8W	2	SE NE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Haulage drift	St. Clair	1S 8W	2	SE NE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air drift	St. Clair	1S 8W	2	SE NE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Escape drift	St. Clair	1S 8W	2	SW NW SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Drift	St. Clair	1S 8W	2	SW NW SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	80			6.5-7.5	CRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Peabody Coal Company (add)	Midwest Highwall No. 2 (add)	1967-1970	1,392,586

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 1,392,586

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
Company, 4103.S31 i5.1-59	6-1-1970	1:2400	1:2400	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Bibliography
Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-59 - Drift locations, mine outline, mining method.