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Mine Index 3784   Pyramid Coal Corporation,   Coal Stripping No. 2 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: 3784

Company Name: Pyramid Coal Corporation
Mine Name: Coal Stripping No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1934 End Date: 1937
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 28
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple Vermilion 19N 12W 12 SE SW NW [1]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 2.5-3.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Coal Stripping Company Coal Stripping No. 2 1934-1934 20,242
Pyramid Coal Corporation Coal Stripping No. 2 1937-1937 138,985
Total Production: 159,227

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352932 3-20-1937 1:1200 1:2317 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, mine location, seam, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352932, reel 03141, frames 72 & 73 - Tipple location, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The surface mine pits are in sections 11 & 12, T19N-R12W.