Mine Index 2591   Star Coal Company,   Star No. 5 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2591

Company Name: Star Coal Company
Mine Name: Star No. 5 Mine
Start Date: 1904 End Date: 1909
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 84 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 17 SW NW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 66 5.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Star Coal Company Star No. 5 1904-1909 376,923
Total Production: 376,923

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Atlas of La Salle County 1906 1:31680 1:31680 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, 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 identification.
Ogle, George A., and Company, 1906, Atlas of La Salle County, Illinois, Chicago, Illinois - Shaft location.

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