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Mine Index 3648   Indiana and Illinois Coal Company,   Indiana and Illinois Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3648

Company Name: Indiana and Illinois Coal Company
Mine Name: Indiana and Illinois Mine
Start Date: 1920 End Date: August 1923
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 44
Production Indicated Acres: 20 [1] General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple Vermilion 18N 11W 34 NW SE SE
Pits Vermilion 17N 11W 2 and 3 N ½

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 4.0-6.5 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Indiana and Illinois Coal Company [2] Indiana and Illinois 1920-1923 160,708
Total Production: 160,708

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.V4. i5.1-81 1946 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source
USGS topographic map 1946 1:24000 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, tipple and pit locations, seam, thickness.
ISGS map library, 4103.V4. i5.1-81, U. S. Forest Service Strip Mine Reconnaissance Map - General pit location.
USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Humrick Quadrangle, 1965 - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The area shown on the accompanying map is larger than expected for the reported production.
  2. Operated by Sandusky and McMillan