Mine Index 3075 Cusack Coal Company, Fairmount Mine

Mine Index Number: 3075

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Cusack Coal Company
Mine Name:	Fairmount Mine
Start Date:	1923	End Date:	1949
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	31
Production Indicated Acres:	5 acres were mined after map date.	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main slope	Peoria	9N 7E	29	NW NW SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air slope	Peoria	9N 7E	29	NW NW SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	75-80			4.0	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Cusack Coal Company (add)	Fairmount (add)	1923-1944	72,060

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Cusack Coal Company (add)	Fairmount (add)	1944-1949	14,077

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 86,137

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 352276	3-26-1943	1:1200	1:1656	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 352276, reel 03138, frame 342 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.