Mine Index 2093   John H. Cryer,   Cryer Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2093

Company Name: John H. Cryer
Mine Name: Cryer Mine
Start Date: 1897 End Date: 1909
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: 8 General Area of mining acres shown:
This Mine is unlocated and does not appear on the map.

Not shown on accompanying map, as the known location was too vague to plot.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Grundy 33N 7E Unknown [1]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 62-75 2.33-2.83 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Harry Kay Kay No. 3 1897-1900 3,500
John H. Cryer Cryer 1900-1909 14,821
Total Production: 18,321

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method, general location.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. An indefinite location was given in the Coal Report, “about 4 miles south of Morris”.