Mine Index 3866 Deep Valley Coal Company, Deep Valley Mine

Mine Index Number: 3866

Company Name:	Deep Valley Coal Company
Mine Name:	Deep Valley Mine
Start Date:	1942	End Date:	April 1971
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	35
Production Indicated Acres:	22	General Area of mining acres shown:
The area shown is larger than expected for the reported production. It is likely that the mine was operating prior to 1942; see the unlocated mines for Vermilion County.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Vermilion

19N 12W

22

NW SE NE

Air shaft (old)

Vermilion

19N 12W

22

NW SE NE

Air shaft (new)

Vermilion

19N 12W

22

NW NE SE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Danville

35-80

5.5-5.67

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Discontinuous bands of pyrite 1 to 2 inches thick were present in the seam.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Morris Sondry (add)	Sondry (add)	1942-1942	1,582

Deep Valley Coal Company (add)	Deep Valley (add)	1943-1944	8,587

A. B. and Harry Mauck Coal Company (add)	Deep Valley (add)	1945-1945	4,759

Deep Valley Coal Company (add)	Deep Valley (add)	1946-1971	87,720 Production was not reported for 1971

Total Production: 102,648

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.V4 i5.1-117

6-14-1971

1:1200

1:2000

Final

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 & shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-117 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.