Mine Index 2736   Coalville Coal Company,   Coalville Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Livingston unlocated
County: Livingston
Quadrangle: Streator South
County Coal Data: Livingston
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2736

Company Name: Coalville Coal Company
Mine Name: Coalville Mine
Start Date: 1932 End Date: 1939
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 11 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Livingston 30N 3E 3 NW SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 52-60 4.0-4.5

Geological Problems Reported

Rolls were a problem for this mine. The western part of the mine was shut down because of rolls. The roof was poor north of the road and the coal was soft so that this part of the mine was shutdown as well.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Coalville Coal Company Coalville 1932-1939 42,019
Total Production: 42,019

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 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Livingston County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Livingston County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness.
ISGS field notes (Livingston County) - Depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.