Mine Index 0312   Union Fuel Company,   Union Fuel No. 2 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0312

Company Name: Union Fuel Company
Mine Name: Union Fuel No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1903 End Date: April 1924
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 764
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft [1] [2] Sangamon 15N 4W 5 0 FNL, 200 FWL

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 220 5.8 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Tuxhorn Coal Company Tuxhorn 1903-1919 2,271,902
Union Fuel Company Union Fuel No. 2 1919-1924 835,007
Total Production: 3,106,909

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351237 1925 1:2400 1:5520 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Sangamon County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
Mine notes (Sangamon County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 351237, reel 03134, frames 474-477 - Shaft locations, mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Additional Notes

Notes

  1. 8.5 ft x 14.5 ft
  2. An air shaft was noted in the Coal Report, 8 x 14 ft, but the location was not discernable on the source map.

Additional Notes