Mine Index 4512 William H. Lyle, Lyle Mine

Mine Index Number: 4512

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	William H. Lyle
Mine Name:	Lyle Mine
Start Date:	1886	End Date:	1899
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	12 to 17	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 shaft	Henry	15N 5E	28	SW NW SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	56-90				RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
William H. Lyle (add)	Lyle (add)	1886-1899	43,272
Total Production: 43,272

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
Sanborn Insurance Maps	1899	1:800	1:800	Secondary source

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 (Henry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Insurance Maps of Kewanee, Illinois, Sanborn Map Company, 1889, 1892 and 1899 - Mine type, general shaft location, depth.