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

Mine Index Number: 2963

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

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

Shaft 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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Rock Island	100			3.5-4.33	LW, RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Empire Coal Company (add)	Empire No. 1 (add)	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

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)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Mercer County) - Mine location.