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Mine Index 2103   Wade and Weese,   Otter Creek Valley Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2103

Company Name: Wade and Weese
Mine Name: Otter Creek Valley Mine
Start Date: 1939 End Date: 1940
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Fulton 4N 2E 27 SW NE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 6 2.33-2.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Otter Creek Valley Coal Company [1] Otter Creek Valley 1939-1939 203
Wade and Weese Otter Creek Valley 1940-1940 35
Total Production: 238

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated 1:62500 1:24000 [2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
Mine Inspector's reports, courtesy of Joe Pelc, IDNR - Mine ownership, thickness, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Operated by Walton and Weese
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.