Mine Index 3298   Cottage Grove Coal Company,   Cottage Grove Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3298

Company Name: Cottage Grove Coal Company
Mine Name: Cottage Grove Mine
Start Date: 1947 End Date: April 1948
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None[1]
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple / pit Saline 9S 7E 10 NE SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 15-30 4.0-5.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Cottage Grove Coal Company Cottage Grove 1947-1948 37,977
Total Production: 37,977

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000[2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production indicates approximately 5 acres were mined.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.