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Latest revision as of 15:53, August 18, 2022
Mine Index Number: 0739
Company Name: | Applegate and Lewis | ||
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Mine Name: | West Cuba Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1901 | End Date: | May 1908 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | 76 | ||
Acres after map date: | General Area of mining acres shown: | ||
Not Shown On Map. The mine was later partially surface mined by the Cuba Mine (mine index 0738) and Little Sister No. 6 Mine (mine index 2138). |
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Main shaft | Fulton | 6N 3E | 19 | SW NE NE |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Springfield | 69 | 4.25 | MRP |
Geological Problems Reported
The roof was approximately 2 feet of black shale with a soft wet sandstone above. The mine was closed because the top works burned and the reserves were insufficient to warrant the construction costs of rebuilding.
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Applegate and Lewis | West Cuba | 1901-1908 | 510,868 |
Total Production: 510,868 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Coal Section files, Cuba composite map | Unknown | (unknown) | 1:24000 The map was given to the Cuba School Board by Frank Krowat, a retiree from United Electric Coal Company. The Coal Section borrowed the map in 2000, scanned and returned the map. Notes about the map have been lost. | Secondary source |
Federal Land Bank Report | 4-20-1933 | 1:124800 | 1:124800 | Secondary source |
Microfilm, document 351648 | 4-14-1941 | 1:1200 | 1:2151 | Secondary source |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, geologic problems. |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems. |
Coal Section files, Cuba composite map, courtesy of Frank Krowat and the Cuba School Board - Shaft location, mine outline. |
Federal Land Bank Report (Fulton County) - General area of mining. |
Microfilm map, document 351648, reel 03137, frame 10, map of Heller Mine (mine index 2136) - Mine outline (southern portion), mining method. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs