Mine Index 2983   Alfred Lilliman,   Lilliman Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2983

Company Name: Alfred Lilliman
Mine Name: Lilliman Mine
Start Date: 1893 End Date: 1905
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 11
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 15N 1W 20 SE SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Rock Island 37-50 3.0-4.0 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Lilliman Brothers Lilliman 1893-1901 12,560
Lilliman and Company Lilliman 1901-1903 10,400
Alfred Lilliman Lilliman 1903-1905 9,754
Total Production: 32,714

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Coal Section files, Milan Quadrangle 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) - Shaft location.
Coal Section files, undated work map on USGS topographic map, 15-minute Milan Quadrangle - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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