Mine Index 2356   Braceville Coal Company,   Braceville No. 3 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Grundy unlocated
County: Grundy
Quadrangle: Gardner
County Coal Data: Grundy
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 2356

Company Name: Braceville Coal Company
Mine Name: Braceville No. 3 Mine
Start Date: 1881 End Date: September 3, 1891
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 313 [1]
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 23 NW [2]

Geology

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Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 100-118 3.0-6.5 LW

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Braceville Coal Company Braceville No. 3 1881-1883 71,472
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Braceville No. 3 1883-1891 [3] 699,757
Braceville Coal Company Braceville No. 3 1891-1891 20,372
Total Production: 791,601

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes (sketched map) Undated 1:3000 1:3000 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.
Mine notes (Grundy County), Company map - Mine type, shaft location, mine outline, depth, thickness, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production indicates approximately 200 acres were mined. The area shown on the accompanying map is larger than expected for the reported production. Some of this mining may have reported under the Braceville No. 2 Mine (mine index 2353).
  2. The mine was placed near the center of the northwest quarter because two large gob piles indicate mining at that location.
  3. Idle 1887