Mine Index 3655 Harris Coal Company, Harris Mine

Mine Index Number: 3655

Company Name:	Harris Coal Company
Mine Name:	Harris Mine
Start Date:	1937	End Date:	December 1942
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	2
Acres after map date:	1	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Vermilion

18N 11W

3

NW NE NW

Air shaft

Vermilion

18N 11W

3

NW NE NW

Old slope

Vermilion

18N 11W

3

NE NE NW

Geology

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

Danville

70

5.67-5.83

RPB

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Jinkens Brothers Coal Company (add)	Jinkins (add)	1937-1937	94

Jinkens Brothers Coal Company (add)	Jinkins (add)	1937-1938	348 Production after map date

Howard Coal Company (add)	Howard No. 2 (add)	1938-1941	4,496 Production after map date

Goodwin and Swisher (add)	Goodwin and Swisher (add)	1941-1941	70 Production after map date

Goodwin Coal Company (add)	Goodwin (add)	1942-1942	100 Production after map date

Harris Coal Company (add)	Harris (add)	1942-1942	450 Production after map date

Total Production: 5,558

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.V4 i5.1-24

3-13-1937

1:1200

1:1324

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-24 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.