Mine Index 3770   Moorehouse Coal Company,   Moorehouse Mine

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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: 3770

Company Name: Moorehouse Coal Company
Mine Name: Moorehouse Mine
Start Date: {{{year-start}}} End Date: {{{year-end}}}
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. Not shown on accompanying map due tolater surface mining by Ayrshire Coal Company, Inc. (mine index 673).

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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Vermilion 19N 12W4 4 NE NW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 40 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Moorehouse Coal Company [1] Moorehouse

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 [2] Secondary source

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, slope location, seam, depth.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. No production was recorded under this name; years of operation and production unknown
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.