Mine Index 2708   North Wilmington Coal Company,   North Wilmington Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: La Salle unlocated
County: La Salle
Quadrangle: Seneca
County Coal Data: La Salle
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:
For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 2708

Company Name: North Wilmington Coal Company
Mine Name: North Wilmington Mine
Start Date: 1902 End Date: 1906
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 6 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft La Salle 33N 5E 24 SW NW[1]

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois
Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 112 3.0 LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
North Wilmington Coal Company [2] North Wilmington 1902-1906 31,586
Total Production: 31,586

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
USGS topographic map 1916 1:62500 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.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
USGS 15-minute topographic map, Marseilles Quadrangle, 1916 - Mine dump location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The shaft location is uncertain. The location was sketched in the mine notes, and modified to be near a mine dump shown on an old topographic map.
  2. Standard Coal Company was previously listed in the ISGS mine database with North Wilmington Coal Company (mine index 2708). The Coal Reports clearly indicate Standard and North Wilmington are separate mines, by the 1902 Coal Report (p. 103) reporting the sinking of the North Wilmington shaft, and 1903 (p. 144) reporting the opening of North Wilmington while also reporting the abandonment of Standard Mine (1903 Coal Report, p. 145). See mine index 2707 for Standard Coal Company.