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Mine Index 3700   United Electric Coal Company,   United Electric No. 5 Mine

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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: 3700

Company Name: United Electric Coal Company
Mine Name: United Electric No. 5 Mine
Start Date: 1915 End Date: April 1926
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 172
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple Vermilion 19N 11W 18 SW NE NW [1]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 30-66 5.5-6.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Carbon Hill Coal Company Carbon Hill No. 5 1915-1918 403,706
Electric Coal Company Electric No. 5 1918-1921 408,944
United Electric Coal Company United Electric No. 5 1921-1926 534,669
Total Production: 1,347,319

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
USGS topographic map PR 1978; 1950 1:24000 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, 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, tipple location, seam, seam, depth, thickness, general location and shape of pit.
USGS topographic map, 1966, Photorevised 1978; 1950 - Mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Surface mining extended through sections 7 & 18 of T19N-R11W and sections 12 & 13 of T19N-R12W.