Mine Index 3833   Worley Coal Company,   Worley Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Vermilion unlocated
County: Vermilion
Quadrangle: Oakwood
County Coal Data: Vermilion
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3833

Company Name: Worley Coal Company
Mine Name: Worley Mine
Start Date: 1936 End Date: 1948
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 3
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 slope Vermilion 19N 12W 18 SW SE NW [1]
Air shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 18 SE SE NW [2]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 75 6.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Scarce Brothers Coal Company Scarce 1936-1936 995
Alva Worley Coal Company Worley 1937-1939 5,294
Auter and Sons Coal Company Auter 1940-1942 1,964
Worley Coal Company Worley 1946-1948 [3] 1,368
Total Production: 9,621

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
WPA, T19N-R12W 10-9-1937 [4] 1:12000 1:55384 Secondary source

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.
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
WPA map, T19N-R12W - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Irregular section; see page 6, ‘Shaft, slope, drift or tipple locations’
  2. Irregular section; see page 6, ‘Shaft, slope, drift or tipple locations’
  3. Idle or operated under an unknown name 1943-1945.
  4. Date of mine survey as shown on WPA map. The WPA map was produced in 1940. However, the mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.