Mine Index 0674 Truax Traer Coal Company, Little Sister Mine

Mine Index Number: 0674

Company Name:	Truax Traer Coal Company
Mine Name:	Little Sister Mine
Start Date:	1935	End Date:	November 1967
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	4,580
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Tipple

Fulton

6N 4E

21

NE NE SW

Geology

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

Springfield

35-90

4.67

Surface

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Central States Colliery (add)	Little Sister (add)	1935-1944	4,358,512

Little Sister Coal Corporation (add)	Little Sister (add)	1944-1965	16,268,158

Truax Traer Coal Company (add)	Little Sister (add)	1966-1967	1,901,201

Total Production: 22,527,871

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.F8 i5.1-36

5-10-1950

1:4800

1:4800

Not final

Company, 1-32-60

7-1-1942

1:4800

1:4800

Not final

Company, 6-253d

1959

1:62500

1:62500

Not final

USGS digital ortho-photo quadrangle

1998-1999

1:12000

1:12000

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, thickness.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.F8 i5.1-36 - Mine outline (southern portion of mine).

Company map, Coal Section files, 1-32-60 - Mine outline (28, 29, 33-T6N-R4E)

Company map, Coal Section files, 6-253d - Mine outline (northeastern).

USGS digital ortho-photo quadrangle map, St. David Quadrangle - General mine outline.