Mine Index 2345   Wilmington Star Mining Company,   Wilmington Star No. 5 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:
For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 2345

Company Name: Wilmington Star Mining Company
Mine Name: Wilmington Star No. 5 Mine
Start Date: 1889 End Date: December 28, 1907
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 210
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 Grundy 32N 8E 3 NE NW SE
Escape / air shaft Grundy 32N 8E 3 NE NW SE [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 129 3.0 LW

Geological Problems Reported

Slips in the roof caused the death of a miner from a rock fall in 1900.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Wilmington Star Mining Company Wilmington Star No. 5 1889-1908 1,026,639
Total Production: 1,026,639

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351478 1907 1:2400 1:4138 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The shaft has been shown as an uncertain location point on the map because it could not be identified on the source map. The Sanborn Map Company showed the air shaft to be approximately 160-190 feet north of the main shaft, slightly west of the location shown on the map.