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Mine Index 3878   Central Coal Company,   Central 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: 3878

Company Name: Central Coal Company
Mine Name: Central Mine
Start Date: 1910 End Date: February 1952
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 45
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 30 SW SW NE [1]
Air shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 30 SW SW NE [2]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 5.5-6.0 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Joseph H. Mauck Mauck 1910-1925 143,136 [3]
Central Coal Company Central No. 1 1925-1927 32,250
Central Coal Company [4] Central No. 2 1928-1949 165,157
W. D. Mauck Coal Company Mauck 1950-1950 2,701
Central Coal Company Central 1951-1952 2,413
Total Production: 345,657

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352994 6-1-1952 1:1200 1:1738 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.
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352994, reel 03141, frame 137 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Central|Central]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: IL_1896_01
Company: Central Coal Company
Mine Name: Central
Caption:
Map Date: 06-01-1952
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M3878 IL 1896 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/m3878 IL 1896 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. Idle or produced less than 10,000 tons in 1922
  4. Operated 1948 and 1949 by W. D. Mauck