Mine Index 1830121   Middle Fork Coal Company,   Middle Fork Mine

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Unlocated.jpg Unlocated Mines In: Vermilion unlocated
County: Vermilion
Quadrangle: Oakwood
County Coal Data: Vermilion
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: Yes
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 1830121

Company Name: Middle Fork Coal Company
Mine Name: Middle Fork Mine
Start Date: 1888 End Date: 1893
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None; production indicates approximately 35 acres were mined.
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:
This Mine is unlocated and does not appear on the map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft Vermilion

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 86 5.33-5.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
France Brothers France 1888-1889 420
France Brothers and Stuebe France and Stuebe 1889-1890 3,800
Middle Fork Coal Company Middle Fork 1890-1893 158,911
Total Production: 163,131

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

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Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type

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