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Revision as of 12:54, May 26, 2022
Mine Index Number: 2388
Company Name: | John Heather | ||
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Mine Name: | Heather Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1884 | End Date: | 1924 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | None Production indicates approximately 26 acres were mined. | ||
Acres after map date: | General Area of mining acres shown: | ||
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Shaft (new) | Grundy | 34N 7E | 29 | NW SE SE |
Shaft (old) | Grundy | 34N 7E | 29 | SE SW SE |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Colchester | 29-35; 65-90 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.75 | RP |
Geological Problems Reported
Some slight rolls cut out part of the coal seam. The roof was 37 feet of shale, and some roof falls were noted. The coal contained pyritic lenses about 6 inches from the top of the seam. Calcite linings and pyrite nodules were present along the joints and irregularly throughout the coal.
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Frank Gilbride | Gilbride No. 1The first shaft was 29 to 35 feet deep, and the second was 65 to 90 feet deep. | 1884-1893 | 9,877 |
Frank Gilbride | Gilbride No. 2The first shaft was 29 to 35 feet deep, and the second was 65 to 90 feet deep. | 1894-1909 | 35,794 |
John Heather | Heather | 1909-1924 | 19,385 Idle 1915 & 1916; production not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons. note |
Total Production: 65,056 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
ISGS composite | 8-1950 | 1:62500 | 1:62500 | Secondary Source |
ISGS map library, 4107 d5-25, sheet 3 | 1919 | 1:62500 | 1:62500 | Secondary source |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, mining method. |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
Mine notes (Grundy County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness, geologic problems. |
ISGS composite map, 1950 mined-out area map, Area 1 - Ownership, shaft location (new shaft). |
ISGS Bulletin 43, Plate 3, ISGS map library, 4107 d5-25, sheet 3 - Shaft location (old shaft). |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs