Mine Index 2740   Coal Run Coal Company,   Reading 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: 2740

Company Name: Coal Run Coal Company
Mine Name: Reading Mine
Start Date: 1881 End Date: 1884
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 22 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 11 SW NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin [1] 52-60 3.0-4.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Coal Run Coal Company Reading 1881-1884 91,000
Total Production: 91,000

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 [2] 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 (Livingston County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Livingston County) - Shaft location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. This mine may have also mined the Colchester Coal seam, but no maps have been found.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.