Mine Index 3286 Indian Head Coal Company, Indian Head Mine

Mine Index Number: 3286

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Indian Head Coal Company
Mine Name:	Indian Head Mine
Start Date:	1936	End Date:	May 1947
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	140
Acres 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
Tipple / pit	Saline	9S 6E	26	NE SW SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	25-40			4.0-5.0	Surface

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
John J. Pickford (add)	Pickford (add)	1936-1942	14,750

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Indian Head Coal Company (add)	Indian Head (add)	1943-1947	542,579

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 557,329

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
ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-49 sht.1	4-20-1944	1:74541	1:74541	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-49 sht.2	6-30-1952	1:74541	1:74541	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, mine location, seam.

Bibliography
ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-49, sheets 1 and 2, map of Consolidated Coal Company and St. Louis Railroad - Mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

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  M3286 minenotes.pdf