Mine Index 2246 D. and D. Coal Company, D. and D. No. 3 Mine

Mine Index Number: 2246

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	D. and D. Coal Company
Mine Name:	D. and D. No. 3 Mine
Start Date:	1924	End Date:	1952
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:
Production Indicated Acres:	100	General Area of mining acres shown:	27
Production indicates approximately 100 acres were mined. The general area of mining shown on the accompanying map is 27 acres, which would indicate that the area shown is 44 acres smaller than production would indicate (probably north and east of the area shown).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Fulton	8N 4E	1	SW SW NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Fulton	8N 4E	1	SW SW NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	156			4.0	MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Two roof falls were noted on the source map (microfilm document 351620) in the southern part of the mine.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Westerby Brothers (add)	Westerby (add)	1924-1939	181,538

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Farmington Coal Company (add)	Farmington (add)	1940-1946	82,751

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
D. and D. Coal Company (add)	D. and D. No. 3 (add)	1946-1952	92,346

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 356,635

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
Microfilm, document 351620	4-1952	1:1200	1:1738	Final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 351646	7-1-1925	1:1200	1:1655	Not final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report	4-1934	1:42560	1:42560	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351620, reel 03136, frame 430 - Shaft locations, mine outline (western, southern), mining method, geologic problems.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351646, reel 03137, frame 7 - Shaft location, mine outline (northern).

Bibliography
Federal Land Bank Report (Fulton County) - Mine outline (northern general area of mining).