Mine Index 0770   DeCamp Coal and Mining Company,   DeCamp Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Madison unlocated
County: Madison
Quadrangle: Worden
County Coal Data: Madison
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0770

Company Name: DeCamp Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name: DeCamp Mine
Start Date: 1903 End Date: 1913
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 326
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Madison 6N 6W 18 NW SW NE
Air shaft Madison 6N 6W 18 SW SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 275-280 5.3 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
DeCamp Coal and Mining Company DeCamp 1903-1913 1,541,401
Total Production: 1,541,401

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352330 7-1915 1:2400 1:4469 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
Mine notes (Madison County) - Shaft location, depth, thickness.
Microfilm, document 352330, reel 03138, frames 436, 437 - Mine outline, shaft locations, mining method.
Microfilm, document 352394, reel 03139, frame 36 - Mining method (shows eastern part of the mine only).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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