Mine Index 3832   James H. Crawford Coal Company,   Crawford Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Vermilion unlocated
County: Vermilion
Quadrangle: Oakwood
County Coal Data: Vermilion
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3832

Company Name: James H. Crawford Coal Company
Mine Name: Crawford Mine
Start Date: 1930 End Date: April 6, 1940
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 24
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 18 SW NW SE [1]
Air slope Vermilion 19N 12W 18 SW NW SE [2]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 85-140 5.5-5.67 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Two rooms in the north part of the mine were labeled “caved” on the mine map; two rooms near the center of the mine were marked “water”.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
James H. Crawford Coal Company Crawford 1930-1940 161,554
Total Production: 161,554

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, 4103.V4 i5.1-38 7-1-1940 1:600 1:600 Final [3]

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, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-38 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Crawford|Crawford]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: MSHA_841_01
Company: James H. Crawford Coal Company
Mine Name: Crawford
Caption:
Map Date: 07-01-1940
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M3832 MSHA 841 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/m3832 MSHA 841 01.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Irregular section; When sections are irregular in size, the quarters remain the same size and are oriented (or “registered”) from the southeast corner of the section.
  2. Irregular section; When sections are irregular in size, the quarters remain the same size and are oriented (or “registered”) from the southeast corner of the section.
  3. The survey date on the map reads 3-10-1940. However, the mined area shown on the accompanying map is theapproximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.