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{{Sidebar Info Query}}
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{{Header
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|checked=1st Entry
|checked=Checked OK
|unlocated=No
|unlocated=No
|shown_on_map=Yes
|shown_on_map=Yes
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|mine_type=Underground
|mine_type=Underground
|mined-out-area=79 {{#info: This outline may represent two different mines: the F Mine and the Murphy, Keenan & Company No. 1 Mine (mine index 3918). The source map was a generalized secondary map compiled over 50 years after this mine closed. Several mine boundaries were not differentiated. |note}}
|mined-out-area=79 {{#info: This outline may represent two different mines: the F Mine and the Murphy, Keenan & Company No. 1 Mine (mine index 3918). The source map was a generalized secondary map compiled over 50 years after this mine closed. Several mine boundaries were not differentiated. |note}}
|indicated=No
|county1=Will
|county1=Will
|quad1=Wilmington
|datemod=Circa
|datemod=Circa
|year-start=1864-1874
|year-start=1864
|datemodend=Circa
|datemodend=Circa
|year-end=1874-1880
|year-end=1880
|Latitude=0
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|Longitude=0
|Longitude=-88.21099811
|Zoom=15
|Zoom=15
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{{Shaft locations header}}
{{Shaft locations header}}
{{Shaft locations
|shaft_type=Main shaft
|County=Will
|Town-Range=32N 9E
|Section=5
|partsection=SW NE NE {{#info: This shaft was located 550 feet east of the location shown on the source map to account for the mine dump that was shown on the older topographic maps of this area. |note}}
}}
==Geology==
==Geology==


{{Geology seam header}}
{{Geology seam header}}
{{Geology seam
|Seam=Colchester
|mining-method=LW
|mining-method_note= (old longwall)
}}
===Geological Problems Reported===
===Geological Problems Reported===


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{{Production header}}
{{Production header}}
{{Production
|Company=Michael Byron
|company_note={{#info: Byron worked the shaft after coal was found by William Henneberry while digging a water well. The company may have operated under a different name. |note}}
|Mine-Name=The Coal Well
|Date=1864-ca. 1874
|Production=unknown
|Sum=No
}}
{{Production
|Company=Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company
|Mine-Name=F
|minename_note={{#info: This mine was not listed in the Coal Reports. The F Mine probably opened and closed before 1881, when the G Mine was the reported active mine. |note}}
|Date=ca. 1874-ca. 1880
|Production=unknown
|Sum=No
}}
===Production Notes===
===Production Notes===


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{{Source map header}}
{{Source map header}}
{{Source Map
|Source Map=ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-4
|Map Date=1935
|Original Scale=1:31680
|Digitized Scale=1:31680
|Map Type=Secondary Source
}}
{{Source Map
|Source Map=USGS topographic map
|Map Date=1954
|Original Scale=1:24000
|Digitized Scale=1:24000
|Map Type=Secondary source
}}
{{Annotated bibliography header}}
{{Annotated bibliography header}}
{{Annotated bibliography
|bibliography=Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, seam.
}}
{{Annotated bibliography
|bibliography=Mine notes (Will County) - Shaft location.
}}
{{Annotated bibliography
|bibliography=ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-4, sheet 1, work map compiled from J. C. Quade (Federal Land Bank Report) notes & maps - Mine outline, ownership.
}}
{{Annotated bibliography
|bibliography=USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Wilmington Quadrangle, 1954 - Shaft location.
}}
{{Annotated bibliography
|bibliography=The Braidwood Story - Mine names, years of operation, mine location.
}}
{{Annotated bibliography
|bibliography=Wilmington Centennial - Mine names, years of operation.
}}
==Mine Notes==
==Mine Notes==


Latest revision as of 11:07, June 21, 2022

Disclaimer
INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Will unlocated
County: Will
Quadrangle: Wilmington
County Coal Data: Will
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:
For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 3922

Company Name: Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company
Mine Name: F Mine
Start Date: Circa 1864 End Date: Circa 1880
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 79 This outline may represent two different mines: the F Mine and the Murphy, Keenan & Company No. 1 Mine (mine index 3918). The source map was a generalized secondary map compiled over 50 years after this mine closed. Several mine boundaries were not differentiated.
Acres after map date: 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 5 SW NE NE This shaft was located 550 feet east of the location shown on the source map to account for the mine dump that was shown on the older topographic maps of this area.

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois
Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Michael Byron Byron worked the shaft after coal was found by William Henneberry while digging a water well. The company may have operated under a different name. The Coal Well 1864-ca. 1874 unknown
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company FThis mine was not listed in the Coal Reports. The F Mine probably opened and closed before 1881, when the G Mine was the reported active mine. ca. 1874-ca. 1880 unknown

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-4 1935 1:31680 1:31680 Secondary Source
USGS topographic map 1954 1:24000 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, seam.
Mine notes (Will County) - Shaft location.
ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-4, sheet 1, work map compiled from J. C. Quade (Federal Land Bank Report) notes & maps - Mine outline, ownership.
USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Wilmington Quadrangle, 1954 - Shaft location.
The Braidwood Story - Mine names, years of operation, mine location.
Wilmington Centennial - Mine names, years of operation.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

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