Mine Index 6206 Colchester Coal Company, Colchester Mine

Mine Index Number: 6206

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Colchester Coal Company
Mine Name:	Colchester Mine
Start Date:	1884	End Date:	1892
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:	44	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	McDonough	5N 3W	7	NE NE SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Colchester	72-73			2.5	RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Colchester Coal Company (add)	Colchester (add)	1884-1892	98,421
Total Production: 98,421

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
ISGS mine database	Undated	(text only)	1:24000	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

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