Mine Index 2638   Piney Coal Company,   Piney 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: 2638

Company Name: Piney Coal Company
Mine Name: Piney Mine
Start Date: 1881 End Date: 1899
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 1 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 4E 18 SE SE SW
Air shaft [1] La Salle 31N 4E

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 65-78 4.0-5.5 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Fred Beneckindorf Beneckindorf 1881-1883 3,000[2]
Abandoned 1883-1897
Piney Coal Company Piney 1897-1899[3] 1,025
Total Production: 4,025

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.L32 i5.1-23 Undated 1:12069 1:12069 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Shaft location.
ISGS map library, 4103.L32 i5.1-23, map of Streator Coal Field - Shaft location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Old Beneckindorf mine hoist shaft, whose location is not known
  2. Production not reported in 1882
  3. Piney Coal Company opened a new mine on the Beneckindorf farm and used the old hoist shaft for their air shaft, indicating the underground works were connected.