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Mine Index 3829   Electric Coal Company,   Electric 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: 3829

Company Name: Electric Coal Company
Mine Name: Electric No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1911 End Date: February 1919
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 120 General Area of mining acres shown:

This area was later surface mined by United Electric No. 4 Mine (mine index 3830). Some areas of underground workings may not have been surface mined, but the extent and amount is too uncertain to depict on the accompanying map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 17 SW SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 86-121 5.25-6.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Missionfield Coal Company Missionfield No. 2 1911-1918 490,564
Electric Coal Company Electric No. 2 1918-1919 102,664
Total Production: 593,228

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Coal Section mine notes Undated 1:62500 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Missionfield No. 2|Missionfield No. 2]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: MSHA_776_01
Company: Missionfield Coal Company
Mine Name: Missionfield No. 2
Caption:
Map Date: 01-1914
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M3829 MSHA 776 01
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/vermilion/m3829 MSHA 776 01.zip

Photographs

Notes