Mine Index 3779   Pierce Coal Company,   Pierce Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Vermilion unlocated
County: Vermilion
Quadrangle: Danville SW
County Coal Data: Vermilion
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3779

Company Name: Pierce Coal Company
Mine Name: Pierce Mine
Start Date: 1935 End Date: March 1939
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 1
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Drift Vermilion 19N 12W 10 NW NW SE
Air shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 10 NW NW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 90 5.5 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Stine Coal Company Stine 1935-1936 3,985
Pierce Coal Company Pierce 1937-1939 1,019
Total Production: 5,004

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352956 3-15-1939 1:1200 1:993 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, drift location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352956, reel 03141, frame 99 - Drift & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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