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Mine Index 3659   Alfred Nelson Coal Company,   Nelson Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3659

Company Name: Alfred Nelson Coal Company
Mine Name: Nelson Mine
Start Date: 1917 End Date: 1943
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 5
Acres after map date: 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 SW SE SE
Air shaft Vermilion 18N 11W 3 SW SE SE

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

A fault runs along the south side of the mine.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
John and Alfred Nelson Nelson 1917-1922 [1] 4,314 [2]
Alfred Nelson Coal Company Nelson 1922-1936 12,223 [3]
N. and H. Coal Company Nelson 1938-1939 524
Alfred Nelson Coal Company Nelson 1939-1943 11,043
Total Production: 28,104

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, 4103.V4 i5.1-10 7-31-1941 1:960 1:960 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) - Shaft location, seam.
Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-10 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1919
  2. Production not reported 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons
  3. Production not reported 1930-1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year