Mine Index 7521   Henry Penn,   Penn Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 7521

Company Name: Henry Penn
Mine Name: Penn Mine
Start Date: 1909 End Date: 1916
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 2 General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. The mine is not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Peoria 9N 6E 27 SW NW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 26-35 4.0-4.83 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
R. E. Zimmerman Zimmerman 1909-1910 520
Henry Penn Penn 1910-1916 6,045
Total Production: 6,565

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (A. Bevan and D. Carroll) 9-25-1929 (text only) 1:24000 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS field notes (Peoria County) - Shaft location.

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.