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Revision as of 09:10, June 6, 2022
Mine Index Number: 2149
Company Name: | Canton Coal Company | ||
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Mine Name: | Drakes Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1906 | End Date: | May 1915 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | 381 | ||
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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Main shaft | Fulton | 6N 4E | 3 | NE SE NE |
Air / escape shaft | Fulton | 6N 4E | 3 | SE NE The location of the original air / escape shaft is not known, and is not shown on the accompanying map. A new airshaft was constructed in 1912, about a mile west of the hoist shaft. That location is too vague to use as a pointlocation, and is also not shown on the accompanying map, but is most likely in the W ½ NW 3-T6N-R4E. |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Springfield | 56 | 5.0 | 4.83 | RP |
Geological Problems Reported
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Canton Coal Company | Drakes | 1906-1915 | 1,417,291 |
Total Production: 1,417,291 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Coal Section files, 1-19-12 | 3-14-1947 | 1:24000 | 1:24000 | Secondary source |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method, new air shaft location. |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness. |
Coal Section files, 1-19-12, property map of United Coal Company - Mine outline. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs