Mine Index 91050034   Pontiac Coal Company,   Pontiac Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated.jpg Unlocated Mines In: Livingston unlocated
County: Livingston
Quadrangle: Pontiac NW
County Coal Data: Livingston
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: Yes
MSHA ID:
For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 91050034

Company Name: Pontiac Coal Company
Mine Name: Pontiac Mine
Start Date: 1894 End Date: 1903
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:
This Mine is unlocated and does not appear on the map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Livingston

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois
Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 446-464 5.17 RP
Colchester 2.67 LW

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Richard Evans Pontiac 1894-1897 108,769
Pontiac Coal Company Pontiac 1897-1903 268,339
Total Production: 377,108

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes