Mine Index 2377   Will County Coal Company,   Will County Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Grundy unlocated
County: Grundy
Quadrangle: Coal City
County Coal Data: Grundy
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2377

Company Name: Will County Coal Company
Mine Name: Will County Mine
Start Date: 1936 End Date: January 1937
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None Production indicates approximately 5 acres were mined.
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. This surface mine was later encompassed by the Northern Mine (mine index 675) and Will County Mine pit is not shown separately on the accompanying map. (The tipple is shown.)

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple Grundy 33N 8E 31 SE SW SE
Pit Grundy 33N 8E 29 SE NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 2.5 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Will County Coal Company Will County 1936-1937 18,952
Total Production: 18,952

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mined-out area map, Area 1 1950 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Grundy County) - Mine type, pit location, seam, mining method.
ISGS mined-out area map,Area 1 - Tipple location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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