Mine Index 2594   John Petrotte,   Petrotte Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: La Salle unlocated
County: La Salle
Quadrangle: Streator North
County Coal Data: La Salle
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 2594

Company Name: John Petrotte
Mine Name: Petrotte Mine
Start Date: 1914 End Date: 1925
Type of Mine: Surface and Underground
Total acres shown:
Production Indicated Acres: 2 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit La Salle 31N 3E 22 NE SW SE
Drift[1] La Salle 31N 3E 22 NE SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 6-8 4.0-5.0 Surface and RP
Spring Lake 17-19

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
John Petrotte Petrotte 1914-1925[2] 8,639
Total Production: 8,639

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[3] 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 location.
ISGS field notes (La Salle County) - Drift location, depth (Spring Lake Coal).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Surface mining took place the first two years (1914-1916), then, as depth increased, a drift entry was made off the highwall.
  2. Production less than 10,000 tons was not reported in 1922.
  3. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.