Mine Index 5825   Lea Coal Mining Company,   Lea No. 2 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Peoria unlocated
County: Peoria
Quadrangle: Dunlap
Peoria West
County Coal Data: Peoria
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 5825

Company Name: Lea Coal Mining Company
Mine Name: Lea No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1937 End Date: March 1958
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 91
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Peoria 9N 7E 24 SE NE NW
Shaft Peoria 9N 7E 24 SE NE NW
Air shaft Peoria 9N 7E 24 SE NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 96-97 3.83 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Lee Brothers Coal Mining Company Lee No. 2 1937-1951 238,704
Lea Coal Mining Company Lea No. 2 1951-1958 50,088
Total Production: 288,792

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352201 6-23-1958 1:1200 1:1489 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Peoria County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352201, reel 03138, frame 254 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

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