Someone was asking for information on coal mines in > the Danville > area. Sorry I did not keep the email address. I did > inquire with > Peabody mines and this was the response. I hope it > helps. > > Peabody does not have an historian or archivist, but > I do have > some > limited information on Peabody mines in > Illinois. > > Mine No. 1 (underground) was in Snider, Ill. > It was operated by > Southern Illinois Coal Mining & Washing Co. > from 1895 to 1920. > > Mine No. 2 (underground) was in Marion, Ill. > It was operated by > Ohio > & Mississippi Valley Coal & Min. Co. and was > open from 1898 to > March > 1901. > > Mine No. 22 (underground) was located in > Westville. It was > operated > by Peabody Coal Company from August 1915 to > 1916. It was known to > > have been operated by others prior to the > dates shown. > > Mine No. 24 (underground) was also in > Westville. It was operated > by > Peabody Coal Company from 1915 to 1916, and > again in 1944. It was > > known to have been operated by others prior to > date shown. > > I'm afraid I don't know anything about where > or how a miners > certificate was obtained. Have you tried the > Illinois Coal > Association? Below is their address and > phone: > > Illinois Coal Association > 212 South Second Street > Springfield, IL 62701 > Phone: 217-528-2092 > Fax: 217-523-5191 > > > Chris Taylor > Senior Representative-Public Relations