Mine Index 6850   Peacock Coal Company,   Peacock No. 2 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Crab Orchard
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 6850

Company Name: Peacock Coal Company
Mine Name: Peacock No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1979 End Date: 1979
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 25
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 Williamson 9S 4E 29 SE SW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Peacock Coal Company Peacock No. 2 1979-1979 Not Reported [1]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Nelson, Catalog of Coal Mines 2003 (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source
USGS topographic map PR 1990 1:24000 1:24000 Secondary source
Department of Mines & Minerals Undated Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
W.J. Nelson (ISGS), Catalog of Coal Mines in Williamson County - Mine location.
USGS topographic map, Crab Orchard, 1965, Photorevised 1990 - Mine outline.
Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a-02-13, aerial photograph base map with surface mines identified - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/thumbnails/7a-02-13_geo_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Department of Mines & Minerals
Map ID: 7a-02-13
Company:
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date: Undated
Map Status: Secondary
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: 7a-02-13 geo
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/7a-02-13 geo.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. This mine was new in May, but production was not reported.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.