Mine Index 3848   Electric Coal Company,   Electric No. 3 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3848

Company Name: Electric Coal Company
Mine Name: Electric No. 3 Mine
Start Date: 1911 End Date: October 1918
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 112
Acres after map date: 4 General Area of mining acres shown:

The source map had been folded and was quite fragile; these folds may lead to distortions in the mine outline. Also, due to the delicate condition of the source map, the mylar was not taped to the source map, and this may lead to further distortions of the mine outline. The tracing was a composite of a 1918 map with an earlier map (1914), which contained more of the old works than the 1918 map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Slope Vermilion 19N 12W 20 NE NE NW
Escape shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 17 SE SE SW [1]
Air shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 17 SE SE SW
Air shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 20 NW NW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 80-120 5.5-6.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Missionfield Coal Company Missionfield No. 3 1911-1918 679,842
Electric Coal Company Electric No. 3 1918-1918 23,667 [2]
Total Production: 703,509

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, 10-7-16 6-1918 1:1200 1:1200 Not final

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, slope location.
Company map, courtesy Vermilion County Recorder’s Office, traced, Coal Section files 10-7-16 - Mine outline, slope and shaft locations, mining method.
Company map, State Archives, MSHA_772 - Mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. This location was shown in the 1895 Standard Atlas of Vermilion County as a shaft, indicating that mining took place earlier than 1911.
  2. Production after map date