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

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 produced less than 10,000 tons in 1922
  4. Operated 1948 and 1949 by W. D. Mauck