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Mine Index 3037   Winter Coal Company,   Winter Mine

From ILMINES WIKI
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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Peoria unlocated
County: Peoria
Quadrangle: Peoria West
County Coal Data: Peoria
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3037

Company Name: Winter Coal Company
Mine Name: Winter Mine
Start Date: 1893 End Date: 1924
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 160, shown on the accompanying map as a general area of mining. General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Peoria 8N 7E 23 SE NE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 83-100 4.33-5.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Winter and Myatt Winter and Myatt 1893-1896 20,698
Bartonville Coal Company Bartonville 1896-1899 40,984
Winter Coal Company Winter 1899-1924 587,866
Total Production: 649,548

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.