Mine Index 2861 Illinois Valley Coal Company, Illinois Valley No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 2861

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Illinois Valley Coal Company
Mine Name:	Illinois Valley No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1911	End Date:	January 1913
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	10
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main drift	Marshall	12N 9E	26	SE NW NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Marshall	12N 9E	26	SE NW NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Danville	30-40			3.8-3.9	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Illinois Valley Coal Company (add)	Illinois Valley No. 2 (add)	1911-1913	36,040
Total Production: 36,040

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
Microfilm, document 352454	1-12-1914	1:2400	1:4800	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Marshall County) - Mine type, drift location.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352454, reel 03139, frames 131 and 132 - Drift location, mine outline, mining method.