Mine Index 3252   Harry Dial,   Sunshine Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Rock Island unlocated
County: Rock Island
Quadrangle: Coal Valley
County Coal Data: Rock Island
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3252

Company Name: Harry Dial
Mine Name: Sunshine Mine
Start Date: 1929 End Date: 1946
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 10
Production Indicated Acres: 2 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Rock Island 17N 1W 33 NW SW NE
Air shaft Rock Island 17N 1W 33 NW SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Rock Island 65 3.0 4.0 3.67 MRP, some HER[1]

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
McKeag Brothers McKeag 1929-1932 22,630
Thomas McKeag McKeag 1933-1936 17,314
Eithel Richardson Sunshine 1936-1937 1,084 [2]
Banfield Brothers Sunshine 1937-1937 1,030 [3]
James Utts Sunshine 1938-1939 3,063 [4]
George Andrews Sunshine 1940-1941 520 [5]
Harry Dial Sunshine 1941-1946 [6] 568 [7]
Total Production: 46,209

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352744 9-15-1936 1:600 1:993 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Rock Island County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
Mine notes (Rock Island County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352744, reel 03140, frames 241 and 242 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Some areas have had the pillars pulled. The location and extent of drawn pillars is not known
  2. Production after map date
  3. Production after map date
  4. Production after map date
  5. Production after map date
  6. Idle 1943-1945
  7. Production after map date