Mine Index 3052 Maple Ridge Coal Company, Maple Ridge Mine

Mine Index Number: 3052

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Maple Ridge Coal Company
Mine Name:	Maple Ridge Mine
Start Date:	1933	End Date:	1951
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	6
Production Indicated Acres:	2, and less than 1 acre was mined after the map date.	General Area of mining acres shown:
The area shown on the accompanying map is larger than expected for the reported production. Apparently other operators mined in this locale; see the unlocated mines.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main drift	Peoria	9N 6E	15	SW SE NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air drift	Peoria	9N 6E	15	SW SE NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Drift	Peoria	9N 6E	15	SW SE NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Peoria	9N 6E	15	SW SE NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	90-100			4.0	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Maple Ridge Coal Company (add)	Maple Ridge (add)	1933-1940	5,203

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Maple Ridge Coal Company (add)	Maple Ridge (add)	1940-1951	852

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 6,055

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
Microfilm, document 352279	8-20-1940	1:600	1:786	Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Peoria County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352279, reel 03138, frame 345 - Drift & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.