Mine Index 2823 Culp Grove Coal Company, Culp Grove Mine

Mine Index Number: 2823

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Culp Grove Coal Company
Mine Name:	Culp Grove Mine
Start Date:	1928	End Date:	1937
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	4
Production Indicated Acres:	7	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Madison	6N 9W	23	NE NW NW

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	55-63			4.0	RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Culp Grove Coal Company (add)	Culp Grove (add)	1928-1937	24,207
Total Production: 24,207

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 352343	undated	1:1200	1:1489	Undated

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, mining method.

Bibliography
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.

Bibliography
Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352343, reel 03138, frame 450 - Shaft location.