Mine Index 2444   Elkville Coal Company,   Elkville Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2444

Company Name: Elkville Coal Company
Mine Name: Elkville Mine
Start Date: 1936 End Date: 1940
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 2
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 Jackson 7S 1W 20 NW NE NW
Air shaft Jackson 7S 1W 20 NW NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 60 3.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Elkville Coal Company Elkville 1936-1940 5,986

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352522 5-1-1964 1:2400 1:4800 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microf 22, reel 03139, frames 241 & 242, map of Elk Mine (mine index 692) - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
Microfilm map, document 352481, reel 03139, frame 172 - Mine identity [1]

Mine Notes

Mine Images

  1. This map was not used as the primary source map because the surface coordinates shown are not on the topographic map, and georegistration process would have resulted in more inaccuracy than using a secondary source for the mine outline.