Mine Index 3760 Pierce Coal Company, Pierce Mine

Mine Index Number: 3760

Company Name:	Pierce Coal Company
Mine Name:	Pierce Mine
Start Date:	1939	End Date:	1942
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:	Less than 1	General Area of mining acres shown:
This area was later surface mined by AyrshireCoal Company, Inc. (mine index 673) and so this mine is not shown on the accompanying map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Vermilion

19N 12W

1

NE NE SW

Air shaft

Vermilion

19N 12W

1

NE NE SW

Geology

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

Danville

20

6.0

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Lind Coal Company (add)	Lind No. 3 (add)	1939-1941	818

Ritter Coal Company (add)	Ritter No. 3 (add)	1941-1941	20

Pierce Coal Company (add)	Pierce (add)	1941-1942	905

Total Production: 1,743

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352921

9-23-1941

1:1200

1:1242

Not final

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, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 352921, reel 03141, frame 59 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.