Mine Index 7218 Edward Brost, Brost No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 7218

Company Name:	Edward Brost
Mine Name:	Brost No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1890	End Date:	1895
Type of Mine:	Underground
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

Main slope

Peoria

8N 7E

11

NW SE SE

Geology

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

Springfield

110-186

4.0-4.33

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Oliver Brost (add)	Brost (add)	1890-1893	6,880

Edward Brost (add)	Brost No. 2 (add)	1893-1895	7,500

Total Production: 14,380

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Standard Atlas of Peoria County

1896

1:31680

1:31680

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

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

Standard Atlas of Peoria County, 1896 - Slope location.