Mine Index 2582   Star Coal Company,   Star No. 2 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2582

Company Name: Star Coal Company
Mine Name: Star No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1887 End Date: 1904
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 40
Production Indicated Acres: 410[1] General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft[2] La Salle 31N 3E 16 NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 85-86 5.0-6.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Poor roof conditions in the northeastern part of the mine were noted on the source map.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Star Coal Company Star No. 2 1887-1888 8,342
Streator and Wilmington Star Coal Company Streator and Wilmington Star No. 2 1888-1889 15,040
Star Coal Company Star No. 2 1889-1904 2,229,283
Total Production: 2,252,665

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352432 1-22-1940 1:2000 1:2000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 352432, reel 03139, frame 107, map of Moran Mine (mine index 2567) - Mine outline (northern & eastern parts), mining method, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The tonnage mined from the Colchester Coal is not known; some of the acreage will be in that lower seam.
  2. The 1893 and 1899 Coal Reports documented the construction of new air shafts, and noted that the mine used the hoist shaft of an abandoned mine on the west side for ventilation. The location of these air shafts are unknown and are not shown on the accompanying map.