Mine Index 2574   Senko Coal Company,   Senko Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: La Salle unlocated
County: La Salle
Quadrangle: Streator North
County Coal Data: La Salle
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2574

Company Name: Senko Coal Company
Mine Name: Senko Mine
Start Date: 1910 End Date: 1941
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 4 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope La Salle 31N 3E 10 NW NW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 45-60 4.0-5.5 RP
Colchester 100-125

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
La Katos and Uhrin La Katos and Uhrin 1910-1917 4,321
Senko, Uhrin and Bavolar Senko, Uhrin and Bavolar 1917-1918 1,200
George A. Bavolar Bavolar 1918-1934[1] 6,087
Joe Senko Senko 1927-1939 6,118
Senko Coal Company Senko 1940-1941 373
Total Production: 18,099

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated 1:62500 1:24000[2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1924-1926. Production not reported from 1930 to 1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.