Mine Index 0215 Pontiac Coal Mining Company, Pontiac Mine

Mine Index Number: 0215

Company Name:	Pontiac Coal Mining Company
Mine Name:	Pontiac Mine
Start Date:	1903	End Date:	1936
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	67
Production Indicated Acres:	15 acres mined after the map date.	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft (6' X 12')

Livingston

28N 5E

15

NE SE SW

Escape shaft

Livingston

28N 5E

15

SE SE SW

Geology

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

Danville

200-210

4.0

6.5

4.5-5.0

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The gray shale roof did not require a great deal of timbering. A few pyrite concretions were present in the roof. The main roof problems came from the numerous horsebacks in the mine. The seam was often broken by slips filled with roof clay. Two persistent clay bands were present in the seam. The upper clay band was about 18 inches above the floor and was about ½ inch thick, and contained a lot of pyrite. The lower clay band was between 2 and 3 inches above the floor and was about 3 inches thick. Mother coal was common in the seam as well, so that the coal was sooty.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Brady Coal Company (add)	Brady No. 1 (add)	1903-1905	14,179

Brady Coal Company (add)	Brady No. 2 (add)	1905-1913 Idle 1913	80,714

Murphy, Linsky and Kasher Coal Company (add)	Murphy, Linsky and Kasher (add)	1913-1920 This mine was abandoned after the top works burned in March 1925. ISGS field notes indicate this old shaft was reopened in 1933, although production was not reported until 1934.	222,614

Murphy, Linsky and Kasher Coal Company (add)	Murphy, Linsky and Kasher (add)	1920-1923	46,705 Production after map date

Pontiac Coal Mining Company (add)	Pontiac (add)	1923-1925	18,000 Production after map date

Idle (abandoned) This mine was abandoned after the top works burned in March 1925. ISGS field notes indicate this old shaft was reopened in 1933, although production was not reported until 1934. (add)		1925-1934

Pontiac Mining Company (add)	Pontiac (add)	1934-1936	670 Production after map date

Total Production: 382,882

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352530

9-1920

1:2400

1:4303

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Mine notes (Livingston County) - Mine type, shaft location & size, thickness, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 352530, reel 03139, frame 253 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

ISGS field notes (Livingston County) - Years of operation, mine location.

ISGS Circular 536 - Seam.