Mine Index 5863   Layne’s Coal Company,   Layne No. 2 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 5863

Company Name: Layne’s Coal Company
Mine Name: Layne No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1958 End Date: February 1963
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 13
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit Peoria 9N 6E 22 NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 15-20 4.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Layne’s Coal Company Layne No. 2 1958-1963 [1] 32,593
Total Production: 32,593

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source
USGS topographic map 1971 1:24000 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Peoria County) - Mine location, depth, thickness.
USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Oak Hill Quadrangle - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1961
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.