Mine Index 3077   Russell Delong Coal Company,   Delong Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Peoria unlocated
County: Peoria
Quadrangle: Hanna City
County Coal Data: Peoria
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3077

Company Name: Russell Delong Coal Company
Mine Name: Delong Mine
Start Date: 1922 End Date: 1945
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 2
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 1 acre was 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 slope Peoria 9N 7E 30 S ½ NW NW
Air slope Peoria 9N 7E 30 S ½ NW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 60 4.0 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Thomas Hunt Hunt 1922-1939 5,864 [1]
August Reents Reents 1939-1940 588
Thomas Hunt, Sr. Hunt 1940-1941 386
Dare and Delong Dare and Delong 1941-1942 391
Frank Dare Dare 1942-1942 67
Russel Delong Coal Company Delong 1942-1943 1,554
Russel Delong Coal Company Delong 1944-1945 408 [2]
Total Production: 9,258

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352286 Undated 1:1044 1:1728 Undated

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Peoria County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352286, reel 03138, frame 356 - Slope locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production was not reported 1930-1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.
  2. Production after map date (the source map was said to be circa 1943).