Mine Index 2363 James Heather, Heather Mine

Mine Index Number: 2363

Company Name:	James Heather
Mine Name:	Heather Mine
Start Date:	1883	End Date:	1896
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:	70-128	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 SE NW

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Colchester

35-54

2.0-3.0

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

James Heather (add)	Heather (add)	1883-1884	7,000

Heather and Wood (add)	Heather and Wood (add)	1884-1885	2,000

James Heather (add)	Heather (add)	1885-1886	1,800

Heather and Wood (add)	Heather and Wood (add)	1886-1894	35,045

James Heather (add)	Heather (add)	1894-1896	159,006

Total Production: 204,851

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS map library, 4107 d5-25, sheet 3

1919

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 Bulletin 43, Plate 3, ISGS map library, 4107 d5-25, sheet 3 - Mine location.