Mine Index 2956   Northwestern Clay Manufacturing Company,   Northwestern Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2956

Company Name: Northwestern Clay Manufacturing Company
Mine Name: Northwestern Mine
Start Date: 1907 End Date: 1908
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 11
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

The source map merely indicates a general area of mining.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Mercer 14N 1W 3 SE NW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Rock Island 40 2.83 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Northwestern Clay Manufacturing Company Northwestern 1907-1908 75
Total Production: 75

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS Mined Out Area Map, Area 6 1950 approx. 1:130000 1:62500 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Mercer County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Mercer County) - Mine location.
ISGS 1950 Mined Out Area Map, Area 6 - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The outline and shaft location drawn on the 1950 Mined Out Area map were designated as "Quade", after John C.Quade who made maps and reports in the mid-1930s for the Federal Land Bank of St. Louis. The scale of the maps included with the Federal Land Bank reports was generally approximately 1:130000, while the 1950 Mined Out Area maps were drawn at 1:62500.