Mine Index 2344   Wilmington Star Mining Company,   Wilmington Star No. 4 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Grundy unlocated
County: Grundy
Quadrangle: Coal City
County Coal Data: Grundy
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:
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Mine Index Number: 2344

Company Name: Wilmington Star Mining Company
Mine Name: Wilmington Star No. 4 Mine
Start Date: 1878 End Date: April 1888
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 40 [1]
Acres after map date: 37 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Grundy 32N 8E 11 NW NW NW
Air shaft Grundy 32N 8E 11 NW NW NW [2]

Geology

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Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 114-117 2.0-3.0 LW

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Star Coal Mining Company Star 1878-1879 75,000 [3]
Wilmington Star Mining Company Wilmington Star No. 2 1881-1885 293,094 [4]
Star Mining Company Star No. 2 1885-1886 16,185
Wilmington Star Mining Company Wilmington Star No. 4 1886-1888 33,533
Total Production: 417,812

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351478 1913 1:2400 1:4138 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Mine notes (Grundy County) - Mine type, shaft location, abandoned date.
Microfilm map, document 351478, reel 03136, frames 224-226 - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.
WPA map, T32N-R8E - Mine identification aid (the microfilm map shows 3 unidentified mines).
Sanborn Map & Publishing Company (Coal City) - Air shaft location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production indicates approximately 77 acres were mined. The source map may be incomplete.
  2. The Sanborn Map and Publishing Company showed the air shaft to be approximately 100 feet north of the main shaft. This location is very general and the air shaft is not shown on the accompanying map.
  3. Production and years of operation prior to July 1878 are unknown.
  4. The 1882 production was included with Wilmington Star No. 1 Mine (mine index 2347). Production from July 1879 to June 1881 is unknown