Mine Index 0311   Coronado Coal Mining Company,   Coronado Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0311

Company Name: Coronado Coal Mining Company
Mine Name: Coronado Mine
Start Date: 1905 End Date: 1911
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 20
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown: 62

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft [1] Sangamon 16N 3W 26 NW NE NE
Air shaft [2] Sangamon 16N 3W 26 NW NE NE [3]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 305 5.58 RP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof consisted of clod that was not always present but could be up to 4 feet thick, and black shale up to 6 inches thick. Two pyrite-rich layers were present in the coal.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Mechanicsburg Coal Company Mechanicsburg No. 2 1905-1909 51,919
Coronado Coal Mining Company Coronado 1909-1911 37,921
Total Production: 89,840

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 2-1934 1:158400 1:158400 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft sizes, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Sangamon County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Sangamon County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
Federal Land Bank Report (Sangamon County) - Shaft location, mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. 7 ft x 14 ft
  2. 7 ft x 14 ft
  3. Mine notes state that the air shaft was 346 feet north of the main shaft. The air shaft is not shown on the accompanying map, because the source map used for the shaft and mine outline is quuite generalized and does not warrant extrapolations.

Additional Notes