Mine Index 2836   J. Vanberger Coal Company,   Vanberger Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Madison unlocated
County: Madison
Quadrangle: Alton
County Coal Data: Madison
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2836

Company Name: J. Vanberger Coal Company
Mine Name: Vanberger Mine
Start Date: Unknown End Date: Unknown
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 18
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

No production reported under this name; years of operation unknown. The mine notes indicate this mine was abandoned prior to 1934.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Madison 6N 10W 13 SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 45 3.0-3.2

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
J. Vanberger

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine notes undated (text only) 1:24000 Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized. 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 index, ownership.
Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Federal Land Bank Report (Madison County) - General area of mining.

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