Mine Index 2580   Blue Eagle Coal Company,   Blue Eagle 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: 2580

Company Name: Blue Eagle Coal Company
Mine Name: Blue Eagle Mine
Start Date: 1934 End Date: 1940
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 1
Production Indicated Acres: less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft La Salle 31N 3E 13 SE SW SW
Air shaft La Salle 31N 3E 13 SE SW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 65 4.5 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Blue Eagle Coal Company Blue Eagle 1934-1940 5,140
Blue Eagle Coal Company Blue Eagle 1939-1940 1,223[1]
Total Production: 6,363

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352426 2-26-1939 1:192 1:318 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352426, reel 03139, frame 100 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production after map date