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Mine Index 3773   Glenburn Coal Coal Company,   Glenburn 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: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3773

Company Name: Glenburn Coal Coal Company
Mine Name: Glenburn Mine
Start Date: 1885 End Date: 1899
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 150 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 5 SE SW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 120-150 5.33-6.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
S. H. Swallow Glenburn 1885-1887 4,000
C. M. Swallow Glenburn 1887-1890 15,600
Glenburn Coal Company Glenburn 1890-1897 536,913
J. W. Ellsworth Glenburn 1897-1898 41,727
Glenburn Coal Company Glenburn 1897-1898 124,048
Total Production: 722,288

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 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, , depth, thickness, 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.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/vermilion/thumbnails/vermilion_quade_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Federal Land Bank Report
Map ID: Vermilion County
Company:
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date: 1934
Map Status: Secondary
Image Credit:
Note: Full Federal Land Bank (Quade) Download
More Info: Vermilion quade
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/vermilion/vermilion quade.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.