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Mine Index 2797   Klondike Coal Company,   Klondike Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2797

Company Name: Klondike Coal Company
Mine Name: Klondike Mine
Start Date: 1899 End Date: 1940
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 17
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 2 acres mined 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 6N 7W 8 NW NW SW
Air shaft Madison 6N 7W 8 NW NW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 209 5.0-7.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Mitchell Brothers Mitchell 1899-1901 1,653
James Mitchell Mitchell 1901-1902 1,200
John E. Mitchell Mitchell 1902-1903 1,000
Theodore Schuler Klondike 1903-1911 [1] 6,619
Hardin and Stregemeier Klondike 1911-1912 272
Eli Stiegemeier Klondike 1912-1916 5,050
John Kowalisk Klondike 1916-1930 12,674 [2]
Klondike Coal Company Klondike 1931-1938 41,712
Klondike Coal Company Klondike 1938-1940 8,769 [3]
Total Production: 78,949

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352334 4-30-1938 1:1200 1:1200 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness.
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.
Microfilm map, document 352334, reel 03138, frame 441 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1911
  2. Production after map date
  3. Production after map date