Category:Campus-Quadrangle
Mining in the Campus Quadrangle
Mining in the Campus quadrangle was centered around the town of Cardiff. The Cardiff Coal Company (mine index 757) mined both the Colchester Coal and the Cardiff Coal. This is the type location for the Cardiff Coal, which is known to be found only in Northeastern Livingston, southeastern Grundy and western Kankakee Counties. The seam occurs in channels that trend northeast-southwest, and so has a limited areal extent (Willman, et al., 1975, p. 187). The Cardiff Coal is as much as 12 feet thick in parts of this mine. The Cardiff Coal and the Colchester Coal are separated by an average of only six feet of strata. This made it possible to drive blind slopes (underground slopes that do not reach the surface) into the Colchester Coal from the Cardiff Coal.
In 1903, a series of explosions caused the No. 1 Mine of the Cardiff Coal Company to close, and the No. 2 mine was opened. The No. 2 Mine was primarily worked using the longwall method of mining in the deeper Colchester Coal, but some works did extend into the Cardiff Coal above.
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Coal Mines In Illinois Campus Quadrangle
Mines that Appear on the Campus Quadrangle
| Mine Index | Coal Company, Mine Name | County |
|---|---|---|
| 0757 | Cardiff Coal Company, Cardiff No. 1 Mine Cardiff Coal Company, Cardiff No. 2 Mine | Livingston |
Unlocated Mines
Livingston County
There are no known Unlocated mines in this county
Grundy County
| Mine Index | Coal Company, Mine Name | City |
|---|---|---|
| 2093 | Harry Kay, Kay No. 3 Mine John H. Cryer, Cryer Mine | |
| 2340 | Braidwood Wilmington Coal Company, Braidwood Wilmington No. 1 Mine Acme Wilmington Coal Company, Lilly Mine | |
| 5060 | C. Foley, Foley Mine | Morris (City) |
| 5120 | Hudson and Ledwards, Hudson and Ledwards Mine William Hodson, Hodson Mine | |
| 5235 | R. Blair, Blair Mine | |
| 5416 | Corcoran Brothers, Corcoran Mine | |
| 5417 | Nelson Brothers, Nelson Mine | Morris (City) |
| 5418 | Tasdal Brothers, Tasdal Mine Tasdal and Anestad, Tasdal and Anestad Mine Henry Tasdall, Tesdall Mine | Morris (City) |
| 5419 | James Heather, Heather Mine Mitchell Brothers, Mitchell Mine John Mitchell, Mitchell Mine | |
| 5420 | James Heather, Heather No. 2 Mine Charles Heather, Heather No. 2 Mine Milo E. Howe, Heather No. 2 Mine | Morris (City) |
| 5422 | George R. Blair, Blair Mine | Morris (City) |
| 5423 | Howe and Geroge, Howe and George Mine | |
| 5424 | Thomas Scott and Son, Scott Mine | |
| 5425 | Harry Kay, Kay No. 2 Mine | |
| 5426 | Dominick Galo, Galo Mine | |
| 5428 | William Wood, Wood Mine William Wood, Wood No. 5 Mine Wood Coal Company, Wood Mine | Morris (City) |
| 5429 | Griffith and Wren, Griffith and Wren Mine | Morris (City) |
| 5432 | Maegher and Dateman, Maegher and Dateman Mine J. B. Maegher, Maegher Mine Joseph D. Maher, Maher Mine | Morris (City) |
Kankakee County
There are no known Unlocated mines in this county