Mine Index 2362   Goold Ridge Coal Company,   Goold Ridge Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Grundy unlocated
County: Grundy
Quadrangle: Morris
County Coal Data: Grundy
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 2362

Company Name: Goold Ridge Coal Company
Mine Name: Goold Ridge Mine
Start Date: 1878 End Date: 1884
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: 25 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 SW SE NW

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 40-60 2.67-3.0 LW[1]

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Goold Ridge Coal Company Goold Ridge 1878-1884 64,000 [2]
Total Production: 64,000 [2]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 1-1934 1:84480 1:84480 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.
Federal Land Bank Report (Grundy County) - Mine location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. The mine started with RP, but found it impractical and switched to LW before 1884.
  2. Production and years of operation prior to July 1878 are unknown.