Mine Index Number: 3778
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Dragon Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Dragon Mine
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| Start Date:
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1932
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End Date:
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1942
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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14
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| Acres after map date:
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1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Slope
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Vermilion
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19N 12W
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10
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SW SE SE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Vermilion
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19N 12W
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10
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SW SE SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Danville
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80-110
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5.83
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
The source map indicates that old works were encountered on the southern side of the mine. A general area of mining has been added to the accompanying map in this area. The source map also showed two sinkholes in the SE SE 10-T19N-R12W, indicating possible subsidence.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 73,229
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Company, 4103.V4 i5.1-67
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4-1-1941
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1:600
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1:600
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Not final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-67 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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Company:
4103.V4 i5.1-67Map Date: 4-1-1941
Coal Co.: Dragon Coal Company
Mine Name: Dragon Mine
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Owner William Mauck
- ↑ Production after map date
