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 3724   Sumner Bates Coal Company,   Bates Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3724

Company Name: Sumner Bates Coal Company
Mine Name: Bates Mine
Start Date: 1926 End Date: 1939
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. This mine was later surface mined by Mary Moore No. 25 Mine (mine index 3707).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple Vermilion 19N 11W 28 NE NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 10-15 4.0-5.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Sumner Bates Coal Company Bates 1926-1939 960
Total Production: 960

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [1] Undated

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.