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|Company=Eureka Coal Company | |Company=Eureka Coal Company | ||
|Mine-Name=Eureka | |Mine-Name=Eureka | ||
|minename_note={{#info: Production for this mine could not be separated from that of Eureka Coal Company No. 2 (mine index 5942). Production before July, 1881 is unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 40 acres had been mined. |note}} | |minename_note={{#info: Production for this mine could not be separated from that of Eureka Coal Company No. 2 (mine index [[5942]]). Production before July, 1881 is unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 40 acres had been mined. |note}} | ||
|Date=ca. 1873-1882 | |Date=ca. 1873-1882 | ||
|Production=165,000 | |Production=165,000 | ||
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|Company=Eureka Coal Company | |Company=Eureka Coal Company | ||
|Mine-Name=Eureka No. 1 and No. 2 | |Mine-Name=Eureka No. 1 and No. 2 | ||
|minename_note={{#info: Production for this mine could not be separated from that of Eureka Coal Company No. 2 (mine index 5942). Production before July, 1881 is unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 40 acres had been mined. |note}} | |minename_note={{#info: Production for this mine could not be separated from that of Eureka Coal Company No. 2 (mine index [[5942]]). Production before July, 1881 is unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 40 acres had been mined. |note}} | ||
|Date=1882-1883 | |Date=1882-1883 | ||
|Production=180,000 | |Production=180,000 | ||
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|Company=Eureka Coal Company | |Company=Eureka Coal Company | ||
|Mine-Name=Eureka No. 1 | |Mine-Name=Eureka No. 1 | ||
|minename_note={{#info: Production for this mine could not be separated from that of Eureka Coal Company No. 2 (mine index 5942). Production before July, 1881 is unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 40 acres had been mined. |note}} | |minename_note={{#info: Production for this mine could not be separated from that of Eureka Coal Company No. 2 (mine index [[5942]]). Production before July, 1881 is unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 40 acres had been mined. |note}} | ||
|Date=1883-1884 | |Date=1883-1884 | ||
|Production=50,000 | |Production=50,000 | ||
Revision as of 13:49, June 1, 2022
Mine Index Number: 5943
| Company Name: | Eureka Coal Company | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Name: | Eureka No. 1 Mine | ||
| Start Date: | Circa 1865 | End Date: | 1884 |
| Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
| Total acres shown: | None According to the Coal Reports, 40 acres were mined before July 1881. The reported production indicates another 45 acres were mined after that estimate. | ||
| Acres after map date: | 45 | General Area of mining acres shown: | |
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
|---|
| Main shaft | Will | 32N 9E | 7 | NE SW SW |
Geology
| Thickness (ft) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
| Colchester | 100-125 | 3.0 | LW |
Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
| Rhodes Coal Company | Rhodes | 1865-ca. 1873 | unknown |
| Eureka Coal Company | EurekaProduction for this mine could not be separated from that of Eureka Coal Company No. 2 (mine index 5942). Production before July, 1881 is unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 40 acres had been mined. | ca. 1873-1882 | 165,000 |
| Eureka Coal Company | Eureka No. 1 and No. 2Production for this mine could not be separated from that of Eureka Coal Company No. 2 (mine index 5942). Production before July, 1881 is unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 40 acres had been mined. | 1882-1883 | 180,000 |
| Eureka Coal Company | Eureka No. 1Production for this mine could not be separated from that of Eureka Coal Company No. 2 (mine index 5942). Production before July, 1881 is unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 40 acres had been mined. | 1883-1884 | 50,000 |
| Total Production: 395,000 | |||
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
| Atlas | 1873 | 1:31680 | 1:31680 | Secondary source |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method. |
| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, seam. |
| Atlas Map of Will County, Illinois, compiled & published by Thompson Brothers & Burr, Elgin, Illinois, 1873 - Shaft location and identification. |
| History of Will County - Ownership, years of operation. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs