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Mine Index 3767   Square Deal Coal Company,   Square Deal Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3767

Company Name: Square Deal Coal Company
Mine Name: Square Deal Mine
Start Date: 1924 End Date: 1937
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 2
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. Most of this mine was later surface-mined by Harmattan Mine (mine index 673); the only portion remaining and shown on the accompanying map are the shafts.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 1 NW SE NW
Air shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 1 NW SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 65 5.12 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Square Deal Coal Company Square Deal 1924-1926 [1] 1,179
Elliot Brothers [2] Elliot 1927-1935 4,553 [3]
Square Deal Coal Company [4] Square Deal 1935-1937 857
Total Production: 6,584

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352952 5-24-1937 1:1200 1:1080 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
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 352952, reel 03141, frame 94 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, mine ownership, years of operation.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1925
  2. The source map indicates the Smith Brothers and Charles E. Bowman may have operated this mine.
  3. Production was not reported 1930-1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.
  4. The source map indicates the Smith Brothers and Charles E. Bowman may have operated this mine.