Mine Index 2340   Acme Wilmington Coal Company,   Lilly Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated.jpg Unlocated Mines In: Grundy unlocated
County: Grundy
Quadrangle: Gardner
County Coal Data: Grundy
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: Yes
MSHA ID:
For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 2340

Company Name: Acme Wilmington Coal Company
Mine Name: Lilly Mine
Start Date: 1904 End Date: 1911
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: 13 General Area of mining acres shown:
This Mine is unlocated and does not appear on the map.

Not shown on the accompanying map because the location was too vague to plot.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Grundy 32N 8E [1]

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois
Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 107-119 3.0 LW

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was a hard shale, which was said to be good for longwall mining under. The mine was noted as being very wet. When the underclay was thick enough, it was mined. The underclay heaved “a good deal”, and ranged from 3 to 6 feet thick.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Braidwood Wilmington Coal Company Braidwood Wilmington No. 1 1904-1908 17,685
Acme Wilmington Coal Company Lilly 1908-1911 17,328
Total Production: 35,013

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Franklin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Grundy County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. This mine was said to be located 1 mile west of Braceville. A switch was added to the Chicago and Alton Railroad for this mine (now shown on the topographic map as the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad). This would likely place this mine in either section 23 or 26. This mine has not been shown on the accompanying map