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Revision as of 14:39, September 19, 2022
Mine Index Number: 3838
Company Name: | Salt Fork Coal Company | ||
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Mine Name: | Missionfield Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1885 | End Date: | 1907 |
Type of Mine: | Surface | ||
Total acres shown: | 0 | ||
Acres after map date: | General Area of mining acres shown: | 175 | |
Not Shown On Map. Probably later enlarged upon by United Electric No. 4 Mine (mine index 3830) so that all Missionfield pits were encompassed. |
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Tipple | Vermilion | 19N 12W | 19 The main operations were said to be in 17-T19N-R12W. |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Danville | 14-25 | 5.5-6.0 | Surface |
Geological Problems Reported
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis US Bureau of Mines Bulletin 298 said this mine was opened by Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis in 1885, and operated by Wright and Wallace in 1885, succeeded by Butler Brothers in 1890-1896. Wright and Wallace were not in our list of unlocated mines for Vermilion County, so that production is not known. | Missionfield | 1885-1897 | 930,883 Production prior to 1890 is not known. |
Butler Brothers Coal Company (lessee) | Missionfield | 1897-1898 | 110,320 |
Consolidated Coal Company | Missionfield | 1898-1904 | 535,520 |
Salt Fork Coal Company | Missionfield | 1904-1907 | 64,489 |
Total Production: 1,641,212 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
ISGS mine notes | Undated | 1:62500 | 1:24000 | Secondary source |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method. |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, tipple location, seam, years of operation. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs