Mine Index 5869   Layne's Coal Company,   Layne No. 5 mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Peoria unlocated
County: Peoria
Quadrangle: Oak Hill
County Coal Data: Peoria
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 5869

Company Name: Layne's Coal Company
Mine Name: Layne No. 5 mine
Start Date: 1962 End Date: 1965
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 4 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit Peoria 9N 6E 14 E ½ W ½

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 30-50 4.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Layne's Coal Company Layne No. 5 1962-1965 26,512
Total Production: 26,512

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 The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized. 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 location, depth, thickness.

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