Mine Index 3670 Dering Coal Company, Dering No. 3 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3670

Company Name:	Dering Coal Company
Mine Name:	Dering No. 3 Mine
Start Date:	1905	End Date:	May 1913
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	325
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

Vermilion

18N 12W

23

SW SE NE

Air shaft

Vermilion

18N 12W

23

SW SE NE

Geology

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

Herrin

187-204

6.0-7.0

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map indicates a fault in the southeast part of the mine.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Dering Coal Company (add)	Dering No. 3 (add)	1905-1909	1,049,735

Brazil Block Coal Company (add)	Dering No. 3 (add)	1909-1911	538,257

Dering Coal Company (add)	Dering No. 3 (add)	1911-1913	445,531

Total Production: 2,033,523

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 10-7-15b

5-19-1913

1:2400

1:2400

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.

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

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

Company map, courtesy Vermilion County Recorder’s Office, traced, Coal Section files 10-7-15b - Mine outline, mining method, shaft locations.