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Mine Index 7233   Peoria Co-operative Coal Company,   Peoria Co-operative Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 7233

Company Name: Peoria Co-operative Coal Company
Mine Name: Peoria Co-operative Mine
Start Date: 1884 End Date: 1889
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 20 General Area of mining acres shown: 60

A 60-acre general area of mining polygon covers the area that was likely to be minedby the Peoria Co-operative Mine as well as other poorly-known mines in the vicinity.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Peoria 8N 7E 25 NW SW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 70-90 4.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Peoria Co-operative Coal Company Peoria Co-operative 1884-1889 68,612
Total Production: 68,612

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 1934 1:142560 1:142560 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.
Federal Land Bank Report (Peoria County) * - Drift location, mine outline, mining method.
* A mine on the Federal Land Bank Report map was used that fit the parameters of the 1885 Coal Report location description of “about one-third of a mile southwest” of the Gorman Mine (mine index 7232).

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