Mine Index 0141   Astoria Coal and Mining Company,   Astoria Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Fulton unlocated
County: Fulton
Quadrangle: Astoria
County Coal Data: Fulton
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0141

Company Name: Astoria Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name: Astoria Mine
Start Date: Unknown End Date: Unknown
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 65
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 Fulton 3N 1E 23 NW SE SW
Air shaft (new, 1896) Fulton 3N 1E 23 [1]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 70-72 5.5-6.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Astoria Coal and Mining Company Astoria 1889-1902 403,882 [2]
Total Production: 403,882 [2]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps 1893, 1900 Unknown 1:24000 [3] Secondary source
Federal Land Bank Report 4-20-1933 1:124800 1:124800 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Sanborn-Perris Map Company (Astoria) - Mine location.
Federal Land Bank Report (Fulton County) - Shaft location, mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The location of the air shaft is not known and is not shown on the accompanying map. The 1896 Coal Report noted the completion of the new air shaft and stated that the Astoria Mine was the best ventilated in the county.
  2. The production for 1896 is unknown.
  3. The described location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map base.