Mine Index 3872 Alex Anderson Coal Company, Anderson No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3872

Company Name:	Alex Anderson Coal Company
Mine Name:	Anderson No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1931	End Date:	June 1952
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	15
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The area shown is the correct size for the No. 2 Mine only; the No. 1 Mine, also currently listed under this index number, would be approximately 10 acres and may not be at this location.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Vermilion

19N 12W

22

NW NW NW

Air slope ("old")

Vermilion

19N 12W

15

SW SW SW

Air slope

Vermilion

19N 12W

22

NW NW NW

Air slope or shaft

Vermilion

19N 12W

22

NW NW NW

Air slope or shaft

Vermilion

19N 12W

22

NW NW NW

Geology

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

Danville

10-120

5.5-6.0

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Alex Anderson (add)	Anderson (No. 1) (add)	1931-1932	14,192

Anderson Coal Company (add)	Anderson (No. 1) (add)	1933-1935	28,825

Alex Anderson Coal Company (add)	Anderson No. 2 (add)	1936-1941	33,138

Anderson-Anderson Coal Company (add)	Anderson No. 2 (add)	1942-1942	7,440

Alex Anderson Coal Company (add)	Anderson No. 2 (add)	1943-1952	38,580

Total Production: 122,175

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352995

6-1-1952

1:1200

1:1986

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 location, seam, depth, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 352995, reel 03141, frame 138 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.