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Mine Index 3799   Wilson Coal Company,   Wilson 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: 3799

Company Name: Wilson Coal Company
Mine Name: Wilson Mine
Start Date: 1922 End Date: 1941
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 4
Acres after map date: 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

The drift may have opened in the highwall of United Electric No. 5 Mine (mine index 3700).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Drift Vermilion 19N 12W 13 SW SE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Wilson and Dubie Wilson and Dubie 1922-1923 725
R. C. Wilson Wilson 1923-1937 25,015
R. C. Wilson Wilson 1937-1938 2,384 [1]
Ryan and Jones Wilson 1938-1939 1,525 [2]
Ramsey and Bracewell Wilson 1940-1940 749 [3]
Wilson Coal Company Wilson 1941-1941 206 [4]
Total Production: 30,604

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352939 9-30-1937 1:1200 1:1821 Not 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, drift location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352939, reel 03141, frame 80 - Drift location, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production after map date
  2. Production after map date
  3. Production after map date
  4. Production after map date