Mine Index 3738 Markunas Coal Company, Markunas No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3738

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Markunas Coal Company
Mine Name:	Markunas No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1939	End Date:	1943
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	10
Acres after map date:	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
Slope	Vermilion	19N 11W	32	NW NE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Vermilion	19N 11W	32	SE NE SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Danville	50			5.5	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Markunas Coal Company (add)	Markunas No. 2 (add)	1939-1942	35,855

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Markunas Coal Company (add)	Markunas No. 2 (add)	1942-1943	4,438

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 40,293

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
Microfilm, document 352883	12-15-1942	1:600	1:993	Not final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Company, 4103.V4 i5.1-6	1-14-1941	1:600	1:600	Not final

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.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351094, reel 03134, frames 206-208 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Bibliography
Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-6 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.