Mine Index 0309   Cantrall Coal Company,   Cantrall Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0309

Company Name: Cantrall Coal Company
Mine Name: Cantrall Mine
Start Date: 1890 End Date: 1924
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 534
Acres after map date: 52 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Sangamon 17N 5W 8 2680 FSL, 2280 FWL
Air shaft Sangamon 17N 5W 8 2740 FSL, 2740 FWL

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 213 6.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was a black shale that ranged from 1.5 to 4.0 ft thick. Concretions were common in the black shale. Horsebacks were seen. Pyrite nodules were said to be more numerous near the horsebacks. The floor was 5 to 10 ft of fire clay that heaved when wet.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Cantrall Co-operative Coal Company Cantrall 1890-1918 [1] 2,474,637
Cantrall Co-operative Coal Company Cantrall 1918-1919 52,945 [2]
Sangamon Coal Company Sangamon No. 3 1919-1922 124,514 [3]
Buckley Coal Company Cantrall 1922-1923 34,265 [4]
Cantrall Coal Company Cantrall 1923-1924 1,600 [5]
Total Production: 2,687,961

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351196 8-1918 1:2400 1:4303 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Sangamon County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Sangamon County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
Microfilm map, document 351196, reel 03134, frames 360-361 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Additional Notes

Notes

  1. Idle 1916
  2. Production after map date
  3. Production after map date
  4. Production after map date
  5. Production after map date