Mine Index 3739 Co-operative Mining Company, Co-operative Mine

Mine Index Number: 3739

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Co-operative Mining Company
Mine Name:	Co-operative Mine
Start Date:	1887	End Date:	1894
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	less than 18	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 shaft	Vermilion	19N 11W	32	SE SE NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	20			6.0-6.5	RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Grape Creek Co-operative Mining Company (add)	Co-operative (add)	1887-1890	20,714

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Protective Co-operative Coal Company (add)	Co-operative (add)	1890-1892	47,649

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Co-operative Mining Company (add)	Co-operative (add)	1892-1894	24,900

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 93,263

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
USGS Folio 67	12-1900	1:62500	1:62500	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-83	1894	1:12840	1:12840	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Bibliography
USGS Folio 67, ISGS map library - Shaft location.

Bibliography
ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-83, property map of V-Day Coal Company - Mine location.

Mine Notes

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  M3739 minenotes.pdf