This website or downloads from this website may be unavailable January 7th to January 14th, due to server maintenance.
ILMines (Coal Mine) Viewer should still be available at this (Link)

Mine Index 3662   Dering Coal Company,   Dering No. 1 Mine

From ILMINES WIKI
Disclaimer
INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Vermilion unlocated
County: Vermilion
Quadrangle: Danville SW
County Coal Data: Vermilion
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3662

Company Name: Dering Coal Company
Mine Name: Dering No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1895 End Date: January 9, 1907
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 539
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 shaft (7 x 15 ft) Vermilion 18N 11W 18 NW NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 206-210 7.25 (6.0-8.0) MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Westville Coal Company Westville No. 1 1895-1904 2,319,819
Dering Coal Company Dering No. 1 1904-1907 851,575
Total Production: 3,171,394

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State Archive, pb_363_01 2-5-1907 1:2400 1:2400 Final
Microfilm, document 353009 1-22-1914 1:2400 1:5462 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Company map, State Archive, pb_363_01, courtesy of Robert Gibson, DNR - Mine outline, shaft location, mining method
Microfilm map, document 353009, reel 03141, frame 155 - Mine outline (west).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes