Mine Index 2348   Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company,   P Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Grundy unlocated
County: Grundy
Quadrangle: Wilmington
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: 2348

Company Name: Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company
Mine Name: P Mine
Start Date: 1891 End Date: 1897
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 101
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 12 NE SW SE
Air shaft Grundy 32N 8E 12 NE SW 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 115 3.0 LW

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company P 1891-1897 513,353
Total Production: 513,353

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.G72 i5.1-12 circa 1934 1:31680 1:31680 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 (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS map library, 4103.G72 i5.1-12, sheet 2, work map compiled from J. C. Quade notes and maps - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.
Sanborn-Perris Map Company (Braidwood) - Air shaft location, depth.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. No primary maps of this mine have been found, but the Sanborn-Perris Map Company showed the air shaft to be approximately 120 feet northeast of the main shaft. This location is very general and the air shaft is not shown on the accompanying map