Mine Index 3185 Randolph Coal Company, Eureka No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3185

Company Name:	Randolph Coal Company
Mine Name:	Eureka No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1904	End Date:	August 1948
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	552
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Randolph

4S 5W

6

SE NW NW

Air shaft

Randolph

4S 5W

6

SE NW NW

Geology

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

Herrin

193

6.0-7.0

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof consisted of 8 feet of limestone above 3 to 4 feet of shale above 2 to 3 feet of white top. The blue band was 18 inches above the floor.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Eureka Coal Company (add)	Eureka No. 2 (add)	1904-1905	6,981

Jones Brothers Coal and Mining Company (add)	Eureka No. 2 (add)	1905-1936	2,372,644

Oregon Coal Company (add)	Eureka No. 2 (add)	1937-1942	31,638

Randolph Coal Company (add)	Eureka No. 2 (add)	1943-1948	1,065,977

Total Production: 3,477,240

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 353368

9-11-1948

1:2400

1:4303

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Mine notes (Randolph County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, geological problems.

Microfilm map, document 353368, reel 03142, frames 376 & 377 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.