Mine Index 2247   Dorthel Coal Company,   Dorthel No. 4 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2247

Company Name: Dorthel Coal Company
Mine Name: Dorthel No. 4 Mine
Start Date: 1917 End Date: 1936
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 98
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Fulton 8N 4E 4 SW NW SW
Air shaft Fulton 8N 4E 4 NW NW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 41 4.67 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Binzel Coal Mining Company Binzel 1917-1925 445,577
Farmington Coal Company Farmington 1926-1927 14,714
Dorthel Coal Company Dorthel No. 4 1928-1936 Unknown [1]
Total Production: 460,291

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351571 4-10-1936 1:2400 1:3972 Secondary source
Microfilm, document 352456 4-10-1936 1:2400 1:4634 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Shaft location, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 351571, reel 03139, frame 349, tracing of mine rescue station map - Shaft locations, mine outline (southern and western).
Microfilm map, document 352456, reel 03139, frames 134-137 - Shaft locations, mine outline (northern and eastern), mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. No production was listed under the name Dorthel No. 4. It is likely that the production was combined with Dorthel No. 2 Mine (mine index 111) or Dorthel No. 3 Mine (mine index 2248). The acres mined (98) is in line with the reported production, and it seems likely that production as Dorthel No. 4 was low.