Mine Index 3675 Maple Creek Coal Company, Maple Creek Mine

Mine Index Number: 3675

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Maple Creek Coal Company
Mine Name:	Maple Creek Mine
Start Date:	1941	End Date:	1943
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	less than 1	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 slope	Vermilion	19N 11W	32	NE SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	22			6.5	RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Commissary Coal Company (add)	Commissary (add)	1941-1941	593

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Maple Creek Coal Company (add)	Maple Creek (add)	1942-1943	2,354

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 2,947

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
ISGS mine notes	Undated	(text only)	1:24000	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, 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, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.