Mine Index 6108   Alden Coal Company,   Alden No. 1 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 6108

Company Name: Alden Coal Company
Mine Name: Alden No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1893 End Date: 1899
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 178
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Mercer 14N 2W 4 SE SW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Rock Island 135-140 4.0-4.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Alden Coal Company Alden No. 1 1893-1899 598,195
Total Production: 598,195

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Coal Section files (Alexis Quadrangle) Undated 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Mercer County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Coal Section files, undated work map on USGS topographic map, 15-minute Alexis Quadrangle - Shaft location, mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes