Mine Index 0681   Midland Electric Coal Corporation,   Midland Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0681

Company Name: Midland Electric Coal Corporation
Mine Name: Midland Mine
Start Date: 1947 End Date: 1964
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown:
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 Bureau 16N 6E 22 SE SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 35-106 3.5-4.9 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Midland Electric Coal Corporation Midland 1947-1964 [1] 6,297,886
Total Production: 6,297,886

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Neponset Quadrangle 1983 (Provisional) 1:24000 1:24000 Secondary source
Buda Quadrangle 1983 (Provisional) 1:24000 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Bureau County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Bureau County) - Mine type, tipple location, seam, depth, thickness.
USGS (7.5') topographic maps, Neponset & Buda (Provisional, 1983) Quadrangles - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine was not listed from 1948 to 1953. The mine may have been producing from reserves in Henry County during those years.