Mine Index 2602   Joe Seroka,   Seroka No. 1 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: 2602

Company Name: Joe Seroka
Mine Name: Seroka No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1914 End Date: 1920
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 5
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft[1] La Salle 31N 3E 23 SW NW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 50-59 5.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Seroka and Flavell Seroka and Flavell 1914-1915 200
Seroka Coal Company Seroka 1915-1916 3,108
Seroka and Flavell Coal Company Seroka and Flavell 1916-1918 14,610
Ben D. Roberts Roberts 1918-1919 6,000
Joe Seroka Seroka No. 1 1919-1920 3,000
Total Production: 26,918

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, mines09a.tif and mines09c.tif Undated Unknown 1:45248 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) - Shaft location.
Microfilm map, Coal Section files, mines09a.tif and mines09c.tif - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. An un-mined area of the C., W. & V. (Third) No. 3 Mine (mine index 99) was mined by Seroka. Ventilation was probably through the old workings rather than an air shaft constructed by Seroka.