Mine Index 0264 Kewanee Coal Company, Kewanee No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0264

Company Name:	Kewanee Coal Company
Mine Name:	Kewanee No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1907	End Date:	1913
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:	109-158	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft This location may be incorrect. The location is far from town and old topographic maps show no roads or railroadsin the vicinity of the shaft; transportation of the coal would have been difficult from the given location.

Henry

15N 5E

26

SW SE SE

Geology

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

Herrin

100

3.5

RP

Geological Problems Reported

The coal seam contained many slips, horsebacks and other irregularities.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Kewanee Coal Company (add)	Kewanee No. 2 (add)	1907-1913	342,744
Total Production: 342,744

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS mine notes

Undated

(text only)

1:24000 Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS quadrangle and digitized.

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Henry County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems