Mine Index 0914 E. and L. Coal Company, E. and L. Mine

Mine Index Number: 0914

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	E. and L. Coal Company
Mine Name:	E. and L. Mine
Start Date:	1970	End Date:	December 1972
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	40
Production Indicated Acres:	3	General Area of mining acres shown:
The area shown on the accompanying map is a general area of mining. The specific portion that was surface-mined is not discernable.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Pit	Pope	11S 5E	6	S ½ NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Gentry	10-20			3.0-3.5	Surface

Geological Problems Reported

The coal had some clay and pyrite in vertical fractures. Pyrite was also present in thin horizontal bands.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
E. and L. Coal Company (add)	E. and L. (add)	1970-1972	16,230
Total Production: 16,230

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Department of Mines & Minerals	Undated			Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Pope County) - Mine location, seam, geologic problems.

Bibliography
Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a-01-39, aerial photographic base with surface mines identified - Mine outline.