Mine Index 0754   Acme Coal Company,   Acme No. 1 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: La Salle unlocated
County: La Salle
Quadrangle: Streator North
Streator South
County Coal Data: La Salle
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0754

Company Name: Acme Coal Company
Mine Name: Acme No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1892 End Date: April 1914
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 199
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

The area shown on the accompanying map is too small for the reported production. Production indicates approximately 375 acres were mined.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft La Salle 31N 4E 31 SE NW NW
Air shaft La Salle 31N 4E 31 SE NW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 106-110 4.4-6.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Rolls were common. There were several small clay bands within the seam that extended throughout the mine. Each band varied in thickness. A washing plant was necessary to clean the product.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Acme Coal Company Acme No. 1 1892-1914 2,027,724
Total Production: 2,027,724

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, mines074.tif 1898 1:1200 1:1200 Not final
Microfilm, mines0b1.tif and mines0b2.tif 7-31-1903 1:1200 1:2148 Not final
Microfilm, mines051.tif 5-1913 1:1200 1:1416 Not final
Microfilm, mines079.tif 1-22-1914 1:1200 1:1440 Not final
Microfilm, document 352420 5-7-1915 1:1200 1:1655 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine type, shaft location, geologic problems.
Microfilm, Coal Section files, mines074.tif - Slope & air shaft.
Microfilm, Coal Section files, mines0b1.tif and mines0b2.tif - Mine outline, mining method.
Microfilm, Coal Section files, mines051.tif - Mine outline (northern and western part).
Microfilm, Coal Section files, mines079.tif - Mine outline (partial, eastern and southern part).
Microfilm map, document 352420, reel 03139, frame 92, map of Munts Mine (mine index 2644) - Mine outline (northeastern part).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes