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Mine Index 0853   Pierce Coal Company,   Pierce No. 2 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0853

Company Name: Pierce Coal Company
Mine Name: Pierce No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1939 End Date: February 1940
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Vermilion 19N 12W 10 SE SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 70 6.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Pierce Coal Company Pierce No. 2 1939-1940 619
Total Production: 619

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [1] Undated

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, slope location, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.