Mine Index 2132   Rice Lake Coal Company,   Rice Lake Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2132

Company Name: Rice Lake Coal Company
Mine Name: Rice Lake Mine
Start Date: 1947 End Date: 1954
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: 13 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit or tipple Fulton 6N 3E 16 SW SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 20-30 5.17 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Carter and Carter Coal and Trucking Carter 1947-1947 4,547
Carter Coal and Trucking Company Carter 1948-1949 53,863
Rice Lake Coal Company Rice Lake 1949-1953 25,714
Total Production: 84,124

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.