Mine Index 3331   John M. Pryce Coal Company,   Pryce 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: 3331

Company Name: John M. Pryce Coal Company
Mine Name: Pryce Mine
Start Date: 1913 End Date: 1924
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 20
Production Indicated Acres: 32 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 34 SE NW SE
Escape shaft Rock Island 17N 1W 34 SE NW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Rock Island 122 4.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Pryce Coal Company Pryce 1913-1917 60,750
Pryce-Sievers Coal Company Pryce 1917-1918 42,141
Pryce Coal Company Pryce 1918-1920 51,302 [1]
Pryce and Sievers Pryce 1920-1922 63,625 [2]
John M. Pryce Coal Company Pryce 1922-1924 19,988 [3]
Total Production: 237,806

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352746 9-14-1918 1:1200 1:1490 Not final
WPA, T17N-R1W circa 1934 1:12000 1:67584 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Rock Island County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
Microfilm map, document 352746, reel 03140, frames 158, 159 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
WPA, T17N-R1W - Section (used to georegister microfilm map).

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Notes

  1. Production after map date
  2. Production after map date
  3. Production after map date