Mine Index 5861   William Vaughn,   Vaughn Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Peoria unlocated
County: Peoria
Quadrangle: Peoria West
County Coal Data: Peoria
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 5861

Company Name: William Vaughn
Mine Name: Vaughn Mine
Start Date: 1935 End Date: 1941
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Peoria 9N 6E 16 SW SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 26 4.0 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Gore Coal Company Gore 1935-1936 516
William Vaughn Pocahontas 1940-1941 88
Total Production: 604

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS Circular 548, Plate 2 1963 1:125000 1:125000 Secondary Source

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 name, mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Smith, W. H. & D. J. Berggren, Strippable Coal Reserves of Illinois, Part 5A, Plate 2, Springfield (No. 5) Coal - Mine location.

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