Mine Index 2990 McCraney Sand and Gravel, McCraney Mine

Mine Index Number: 2990

Company Name:	McCraney Sand and Gravel
Mine Name:	McCraney Mine
Start Date:	1906	End Date:	1919
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	25
Production Indicated Acres:	5 acres were mined after the 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 2W

33

NW SE NE

Air / escape shaft

Mercer

15N 2W

33

SE SE NE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Rock Island

40

3.0-4.0

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map showed areas of thin coal in limited areas on the southern and northern sides of the mine.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

William H. Riddell (add)	Riddell (add)	1906-1912	32,700

Axel E. Link (add)	Link (add)	1912-1915	15,884

Lee and Hagman (add)	Lee and Hagman (add)	1915-1916	375

McCrame and Lee (add)	McCrame and Lee (add)	1916-1917	3,700

McCraney Sand and Gravel (add)	McCraney (add)	1917-1918	30,147

McCraney Sand and Gravel (add)	McCraney (add)	1918-1919	17,871 Production after map date

Total Production: 100,677

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352248

9-12-1918

1:1200

1:1655

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, thickness, mining method.

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

Mine notes (Mercer County) - Mine location, seam, depth.

Microfilm map, document 352248, reel 03138, frame 314 - Shaft and slope locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.