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Revision as of 11:44, August 31, 2022
Mine Index Number: 5961
Company Name: | Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company | ||
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Mine Name: | I Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1883 | End Date: | 1885 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | 55 The boundary between this mine and D Mine (mine index 3920) could not be distinguished, and a total of 127 acres mined is shown for these two mines. Production indicates approximately 55 acres were mined by the I mine. | ||
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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Mine The shaft location is unknown. Mining for the I shaft appears to be connected underground to the D Mine (mine index 3920), which may have been re-named, or there may be a shaft between the D shaft and the northern boundary of mining. | Will | 32N 9E | 5 | SW NE NW |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Colchester | 55-57 | 3.0 | LW (old longwall) |
Geological Problems Reported
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company | I | 1883-1885 | 270,000 |
Total Production: 270,000 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Company, 1-32-74 | 1888 | 1:2400 | 1:2400 | Final The southern boundary for this mine was not shown on this map and is shown on the accompanying map as incomplete. |
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. |
Mine notes (Will County) - Shaft location. |
Company map, Coal Section files, 1-32-74, traced from the original mine map located at the Carbon Hill School Museum - Mine outline. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs