Mine Index 5844 David Roberts, Roberts Mine

Mine Index Number: 5844

Company Name:	David Roberts
Mine Name:	Roberts Mine
Start Date:	1934	End Date:	1941
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	6
Production Indicated Acres:	4 acres were mined after the map date.	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Peoria

7N 7E

16

NE NE NW

Air shaft

Peoria

7N 7E

16

NW NE NE

Geology

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

Springfield

160

4.5

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Some type of fault halted mine expansion to the east. In this area, the term “fault” often refers to sandstone channels.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

David Roberts (add)	Roberts (add)	1934-1937	14,709

David Roberts (add)	Roberts (add)	1937-1938	8,127 Production after map date

David Roberts and Jess Pribble (add)	Roberts and Pribble (add)	1939-1939	2,570 Production after map date

David Roberts (add)	Roberts (add)	1940-1941	1,200 Production after map date

Total Production: 26,606

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.P42 i5.1-11

11-1-1937

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 (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Peoria County) - Mine type, depth, thickness.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-11 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.