Mine Index 2963   Empire Coal Company,   Empire No. 1 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2963

Company Name: Empire Coal Company
Mine Name: Empire No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1885 End Date: October 1900
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 344
Acres 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 Mercer 14N 2W 4 SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Rock Island 100 3.5-4.33 LW, RP[1]

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Empire Coal Company Empire No. 1 1885-1900 1,137,541
Total Production: 1,137,541

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Mercer County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Mercer County) - Mine location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The Coal Reports indicated that longwall mining was practiced in the first year, after which room and pillar mining took place.