Mine Index 0507 Grape Creek Mining Company, Grape Creek No. 7 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0507

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Grape Creek Mining Company
Mine Name:	Grape Creek No. 7 Mine
Start Date:	1939	End Date:	March 1941
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	15
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 Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Tipple	Vermilion	18N 11W	6	NE NW NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Danville	25-40			5.0-5.5	Surface

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Grape Creek Mining Company (add)	Grape Creek No. 7 (add)	1939-1941	92,436

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 92,436

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-84	11-1-1941	1:63360	1:63360	Final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-27	2-20-1940	1:1200	1:1200	Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, tipple & pit locations, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-84 - Mine outline, mining method.

Bibliography
ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-27 - Tipple location, mine outline.