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Mine Index 0669   Cherokee Coal Company,   Cherokee No. 2 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0669

Company Name: Cherokee Coal Company
Mine Name: Cherokee No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1948 End Date: March 1951
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 17
Production Indicated Acres: 10 [1] General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit Vermilion 17N 11W 11 SE NE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 20-55 4.5 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Cherokee Coal Company Cherokee No. 2 1948-1951 65,660
Total Production: 65,660

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352917 3-30-1951 1:4800 1:5297 Final
USGS topographic map 1965 1:24000 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352917, reel 03134, frame 55 - Ownership, pit location, mining method.
USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Humrick Quadrangle, 1965 - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The pit may have been mined by previous operators and expanded by Cherokee No. 2 Mine, orthe coal may have been much thinner than reported.