Mine Index 2057 Lincoln City Coal Company, Inc., Lone Eagle Mine

Mine Index Number: 2057

Company Name:	Lincoln City Coal Company, Inc.
Mine Name:	Lone Eagle Mine
Start Date:	1937	End Date:	1940
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	52
Production Indicated Acres:	20	General Area of mining acres shown:
The mine outline is larger than expected for the reported production. It is possible that some Illinois production was reported in Indiana.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Pit

Edgar

14N 10W

4

NW

Geology

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

Danville

28

5.0

Surface

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Lincoln City Coal Company, Inc. The mine was bought by Ayreshire Patoka Coal Company in 1941, but was never operated. (add)	Lone Eagle (add)	1937-1940	162,916
Total Production: 162,916

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351409

5-3-1940

1:2400

1:4634

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Edgar County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 351409, reel 03136, frame 27 - Mine outline, mining method.