Mine Index 0240 Illinois Third Vein Coal Company, Ladd Mine

Mine Index Number: 0240

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Illinois Third Vein Coal Company
Mine Name:	Ladd Mine
Start Date:	1889	End Date:	1924
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,112
Acres after map date:	10	General Area of mining acres shown:
The production and area mined in the Herrin Coal is not known.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft (B shaft)	Bureau	16N 11E	10	NE NW SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft (A shaft)	Bureau	16N 11E	10	NE NW SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air / escape shaft	Bureau	16N 11E	10	NE NW SW

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	167			5.0	RP

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Colchester	463			3.25-3.5	LW

Geological Problems Reported

The top vein (Herrin Coal) was abandoned in 1890 because the quality was unsatisfactory. The roof was a hard gray shale with 4 inches of draw slate on the bottom (adjacent to the coal). Some horsebacks were observed. The Colchester Coal had a pyrite band and scattered pyrite lenses up to 1 inch thick.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Whitebreast Fuel Company (add)	A (add)	1889-1890	4,583

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Whitebreast Fuel Company (add)	B (add)	1890-1901	1,561,020

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Illinois Third Vein Coal Company (add)	Ladd (add)	1901-1924	4,574,432

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Illinois Third Vein Coal Company (add)	Ladd (add)	1924-1924	58,679

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 6,198,714

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
State archive, IL_1054_03	5-10-1924	1:2400	1:2400	Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, geologic problems, depth & thickness (upper seam).

Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Bureau County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Mine notes (Bureau County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Bibliography
State archive, IL_1054_03 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Images

Mine Map: IL_1054_03

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	State Archive
	Map ID:	IL_1054_03
	Company:	Illinois Third Vein Coal Company
	Mine Name:	Ladd
	Caption:
	Map Date:	05-10-1924
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M0240 IL 1054 03
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/bureau/m0240 IL 1054 03.zip