Mine Index 2953   Spring Lake Coal Company,   Spring Lake No. 1 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: La Salle unlocated
County: La Salle
Quadrangle: Leonore
County Coal Data: La Salle
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:
For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 2953

Company Name: Spring Lake Coal Company
Mine Name: Spring Lake No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1899 End Date: 1918
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 16 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft La Salle 31N 3E 21 NE NE

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois
Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin RP
Colchester 187-190 2.67-3.0 LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Star Coal Company Star No. 4 1899-1908 156,697
Abandoned 1908-1917 0
Spring Lake Coal Company Spring Lake No. 1 1917-1918 4,953
Total Production: 161,650

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes (sketch) Undated 1:62500 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems, mine outline.

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