Mine Index 0313 Riverton Coal Company, Riverton No. 3 Mine


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

Mine Index Number: 0313



Company Name:	Riverton Coal Company
Mine Name:	Riverton No. 3 Mine
Start Date:	1882	End Date:	1902
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	218
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Shaft	Sangamon	15N 5W	9	SW NW NE

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	235	5.9	6.3	6.0	RPP

Horsebacks were common in this mine.

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Wabash Coal and Mining Company (add)	Wabash (add)	1882-1887 ^[1]	284,465 ^[2]

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Junction Coal Company (add)	Junction (add)	1887-1888	21,071

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Springfield Junction Coal Mining Company (add)	Junction (add)	1888-1897	509,854

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Junction Mining Company (add)	Junction (add)	1897-1901	304,302

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Riverton Coal Company (add)	Riverton No. 3 (add)	1901-1902	127,206

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Total Production: 1,246,898

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.S33 i5.1-47	3-25-1930	1:2400	1:2400	Secondary source ^[3]

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.

Bibliography
Mine notes (Sangamon County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, ownership, geologic problems.

Bibliography
ISGS map library, 4103.S33 i5.1-47, map of Peabody No. 55 Mine (Mine Index 3340) - Shaft location, mine outline.

Mine Map: PB_448_01
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	State Archive
	Map ID:	PB_448_01
	Company:	Peabody Coal Company
	Mine Name:	Peabody No. 55
	Caption:
	Map Date:	03-25-1930
	Map Status:	Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:	Secondary source for M.i. 0314
	More Info:	M3340 PB 448 01 GEO
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/sangamon/thumbnails/m3340 PB 448 01 GEO.zip

Mine Map: USGS Folio 188
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	USGS Folio
	Map ID:	USGS Folio 188
	Company:
	Mine Name:
	Caption:
	Map Date:	1913
	Map Status:	Secondary
	Image Credit:
	Note:	https://doi.org/10.3133/gf188
	More Info:	Folio 188
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/Sangamon/folio 188.zip

↑ Years of operation and production before 1882 are not known. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 300 acres were mined. This is the probably location of Jacob Loose’s mine, said to have opened in 1865 (in the 1873 History of Sangamon County).
↑ Production before 1882 is not known.
↑ The mapped boundary may not include all areas mined by Wabash/Junction Mining Company.