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Mine Index 5872   Layne’s Coal Company,   Layne No. 1 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
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 5872

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
Company Name: Layne’s Coal Company
Mine Name: Layne No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1957 End Date: May 1958
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 2 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple or pit Peoria 9N 6E 22 SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Seam Depth (ft) Thickness Min Thickness max Thickness Ave. Mining Method
Herrin Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Layne's Coal Company Layne No. 1 1957-1958 9,304
Total Production: 9,304

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Coal Section mine database Undated (text only) 1:24000 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

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