Mine Index 2361   Chicago Fireproofing Company,   Chicago Fireproofing Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Grundy unlocated
County: Grundy
Quadrangle: Morris
County Coal Data: Grundy
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 2361

Company Name: Chicago Fireproofing Company
Mine Name: Chicago Fireproofing Mine
Start Date: 1878 End Date: 1890
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None [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 33N 7E 4 SE NW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 40-45 2.5-3.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
H. Burrell and Company Burrell 1878-1879 16,000 [2]
Goold, Buchanan and Burrell Goold, Buchanan and Burrell 1881-1882 23,850
Henry Burrell and Company Burrell 1882-1886 40,200
Chicago Fireproofing Company Chicago Fireproofing 1886-1890 27,998
Total Production: 108,048

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS composite, Area 1 8-1950 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 (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Grundy County) - Mine type, shaft location.
ISGS composite map, 1950 mined-out area map, Area 1 - Mine location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production indicates approximately 37 to 54 acres were mined.
  2. Production and years of operation prior to July 1878 are unknown; ownership & production are unknown from July 1879 to June 1881.