Mine Index 3780   M. and D. Coal Company,   M. and D. 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: 3780

Company Name: M. and D. Coal Company
Mine Name: M. and D. Mine
Start Date: 1929 End Date: 1942
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 2
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Slope Vermilion 19N 12W 16 SE SW SE
Air shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 16 SE SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 10-60 6.0 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Bert Thatcher Coal Company Thatcher 1929-1936 5,943 Production not reported 1930-1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year; Thatcher not reported 1930 and 1933
M. and D. Coal Company M. and D. 1936-1937 2,400
Jules Dedryvere Coal Company Dedryvere 1938-1939 3,844
Farrell and Murphy Farrell and Murphy 1939-1939 200
M. D. Coal Company Operated by Jules Dedryvere in 1940; the mine notes indicate that M. D. stands for Murphy-Dedryvere. M. D. 1939-1942 1,850
Total Production: 14,237

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352977 2-15-1942 1:600 1:952 Final

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, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352977, reel 03141, frame 120 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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