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Mine Index 3801   Wilson and Grimes Coal Company,   Wilson and Grimes 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: 3801

Company Name: Wilson and Grimes Coal Company
Mine Name: Wilson and Grimes Mine
Start Date: 1936 End Date: 1947
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 3
Acres after map date: 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Slope Vermilion 19N 12W 13 SE NW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 25 (105 on slope) 5.83-6.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
L. C. Pierce Coal Company Pierce 1936-1936 800
William A. Weir Coal Company Weir 1937-1941 2,593
Hunt & Sons Coal Company Hunt 1941-1942 2,291
Pierce Coal Company [1] Pierce 1942-1943 2,480
Pierce Coal Company [2] Pierce No. 5 1943-1946 1,286
Wilson and Grimes Coal Company Wilson and Grimes 1947-1947 112 [3]
Total Production: 9,562

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352946 3-6-1943 1:600 1:1366 Secondary source

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, mining method.
Microfilm map, document 352946, reel 03141, frame 88, map of Swan Mine (mine index 3802) - Slope location, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Operated in 1943 by Walter Wilson
  2. Under new management, but reported under the same company name but different mine name
  3. Production after map date