Mine Index 3186   Randolph County Mining Company,   Old Mine (also known as Granny Mine)

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Unlocated Mines In: Randolph unlocated
County: Randolph
Quadrangle: Coulterville
County Coal Data: Randolph
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 3186

Company Name: Randolph County Mining Company
Mine Name: Old Mine (also known as Granny Mine)
Start Date: Pre 1878 End Date: April 1923
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 201 [1]
Acres after map date: 5 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 13 SE NE NW
Air shaft Randolph 4S 5W 13 NE SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 313 6.5 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

A gas explosion in the winter of 1882-1883 killed 10 men. No problems were noted after an air shaft was constructed.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Jones and Nesbit Coulterville pre1878-1879 [2] 5,339
Coulterville Coal Company Coulterville 1881-1883 150,710
Jones and Nesbit Coulterville 1883-1885 23,100
William Miller Coulterville 1885-1886 13,410
Consolidated Coal Company Coulterville 1886-1889 24,035
J. M. Jones Coulterville 1889-1891 31,500
Coulterville Mining Company Coulterville 1891-1909 565,782
Randolph County Mining Company Old Mine, Granny Mine, No. 2 1909-1922 715,136
Randolph County Mining Company Old Mine 1922-1923 24,936 [3]
Total Production: 1,553,948

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 353397 12-1-1922 1:2400 1:4800 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, geologic problems.
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, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 353397, reel 03142, frame 409 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The outline shown on the accompanying map is smaller than expected for the reported production. Production indicates approximately 270 acres were mined.
  2. Production and years of operation before 1878 are not known. The 1879 Coal Report indicates 8 acres were mined.
  3. Production after map date