Mine Index 2791   HCF Coal Company,   HCF Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2791

Company Name: HCF Coal Company
Mine Name: HCF Mine
Start Date: Unknown End Date: Unknown
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 17
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

No production reported under this name; years of operation unknown. The mine was active when visited in 1922.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Madison 5N 9W 6 SE NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 20-30 2.5

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
HCF Coal Company

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (H. E. Culver) 1922 (text only) 1:24000 [1] Secondary source
ISGS field notes (T. B. Root) 1922 (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source
Federal Land Bank Report 6-1934 1:126720 1:126720 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
ISGS field notes (Madison County) - Mine type, slope location, depth, thickness.
Federal Land Bank Report (Madison County) - Mine outline (general area of mining).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.
  2. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.