Mine Index 2986 Swan Young, Young Mine
Mine Index Number: 2986
| Company Name: | Swan Young | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Name: | Young Mine | ||
| Start Date: | 1932 | End Date: | 1935 |
| Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
| Total acres shown: | 5 | ||
| Production Indicated Acres: | Less than 1 | General Area of mining acres shown: | |
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
|---|
| Mine | Mercer | 15N 1W | 35 | S ½ SE SE |
Geology
| Thickness (ft) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
| Rock Island | 30 | Underground |
Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
|---|
| Swan Young | Young | 1932-1935 | 467 [1] |
| Total Production: 467 [1] | |||
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 [2] | Secondary source |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation. |
| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Mercer County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
| Mine notes (Mercer County) - Mine location, seam, depth, years of operation. |
| ISGS 1950 Mined Out Area map, Area 6 - Mine location, mine outline. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production from 1932 and 1933 is not known. Mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year were not listed in the Coal Reports.
- ↑ 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.