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

Mine Index Number: 3662

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

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

Shaft 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

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

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Westville Coal Company (add)	Westville No. 1 (add)	1895-1904	2,319,819

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Dering Coal Company (add)	Dering No. 1 (add)	1904-1907	851,575

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
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

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
State Archive, pb_363_01	2-5-1907	1:2400	1:2400	Final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 353009	1-22-1914	1:2400	1:5462	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth, thickness, mining method.

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

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

Bibliography
Company map, State Archive, pb_363_01, courtesy of Robert Gibson, DNR - Mine outline, shaft location, mining method

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 353009, reel 03141, frame 155 - Mine outline (west).