Mine Index 2784   Victory Coal Company,   Victory Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2784

Company Name: Victory Coal Company
Mine Name: Victory Mine
Start Date: 1924 End Date: 1931
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 28
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 Madison 5N 8W 8 NE NW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 51 3.5-4.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William Jedliska [1] Jedliska 1924-1925 768
William Jeduska [2] Jeduska 1925-1930
Victory Coal Company [3] Victory 1930-1931

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 6-1934 1:126720 1:126720 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, mine ownership.
Federal Land Bank Report (Madison County) - Shaft location, general area of mining.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. The last name is spelled various ways (Jedliska, Jiddiski, Tedliska, Jeduska), probably all the same name.
  2. The last name is spelled various ways (Jedliska, Jiddiski, Tedliska, Jeduska), probably all the same name.
  3. No production reported under this name