Mine Index 2618   Louis L. Liptak,   Liptak Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: La Salle unlocated
County: La Salle
Quadrangle: Streator South
County Coal Data: La Salle
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2618

Company Name: Louis L. Liptak
Mine Name: Liptak Mine
Start Date: 1902 End Date: 1923
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 8
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 La Salle 31N 3E 34 SW NE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 40-50 4.0-5.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Oscar Kimes Kimes 1902-1915 24,796
Ed Liptak and Son Liptak 1915-1916 3,729
Louis L. Liptak Liptak 1916-1923Idle 1920-1922 7,684
Total Production: 36,209

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Coal Section files Undated 1:62500No source map of the mine was found. The mine outline and opening were hand-sketched and named on a Coal Section file copy of a USGS 15-minute topographic map. 1:62500 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.
Coal Section files, USGS 15-minute topographic map - Shaft location, mine outline.

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