Mine Index 2378   Big Four Wilmington Coal Company,   Big Four Wilmington No. 5 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Grundy unlocated
County: Grundy
Quadrangle: Coal City
County Coal Data: Grundy
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 2378

Company Name: Big Four Wilmington Coal Company
Mine Name: Big Four Wilmington No. 5 Mine
Start Date: 1892 End Date: 1912
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 404
Acres after map date: 140 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Grundy 33N 8E 33 NW SE NE
Air shaft (old) Grundy 33N 8E 33 NE SW NE
Air shaft (1904) Grundy 33N 8E 33 [1]
Air shaft (1911) Grundy 33N 8E 34 [2]
Slope (1911) Grundy 33N 8E 34 [3]

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 118 3.0 LW

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Star Coal Company Star No. 3 1892-1902 887,213
Taylor and Cavanaugh Taylor and Cavanaugh No. 5 1902-1904 251,126
Big Four Coal Company Big Four No. 5 1904-1905 134,014
Big Four Wilmington Coal Company Big Four Wilmington No. 5 1905-1906 184,945
Big Four Wilmington Coal Company Big Four Wilmington No. 5 1906-1912 [4] 549,674 [5]
Total Production: 2,006,972

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351692 8-1906 1:2000 1:4146 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, 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, depth.
Microfilm map, document 351692, reel 03137, frames 59 and 60 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
Carbon Hill Centennial, 1992 - Mine history.
Personal communication, Michele Micetich, 9-2007 - Ownership (Floater Mine).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. These openings were noted in the text of the Coal Reports. The 1904 air shaft was new and constructed at the southeast working face. The 1911 Coal Report noted a slope constructed as a passageway for the mules and a new air shaft in the southeast workings. Both of these were constructed after the source map date, and are not shown on the accompanying map. An old air /escape shaft was required by law and would have been constructed near the main shaft. The air shaft shown on the 1906 source map was probably the most recently constructed (1904) and the original air shaft is not shown on the source map or the accompanying map.
  2. These openings were noted in the text of the Coal Reports. The 1904 air shaft was new and constructed at the southeast working face. The 1911 Coal Report noted a slope constructed as a passageway for the mules and a new air shaft in the southeast workings. Both of these were constructed after the source map date, and are not shown on the accompanying map. An old air /escape shaft was required by law and would have been constructed near the main shaft. The air shaft shown on the 1906 source map was probably the most recently constructed (1904) and the original air shaft is not shown on the source map or the accompanying map.
  3. These openings were noted in the text of the Coal Reports. The 1904 air shaft was new and constructed at the southeast working face. The 1911 Coal Report noted a slope constructed as a passageway for the mules and a new air shaft in the southeast workings. Both of these were constructed after the source map date, and are not shown on the accompanying map. An old air /escape shaft was required by law and would have been constructed near the main shaft. The air shaft shown on the 1906 source map was probably the most recently constructed (1904) and the original air shaft is not shown on the source map or the accompanying map.
  4. The top works of this mine were destroyed by a cyclone on June 12, 1912. The outline shown for this mine may also include a mine operated by Kangley called the Floater Mine, in the NE NW of section 34, T33N R8E. No production or years of operation are known for the Floater Mine.
  5. Production after map date