Mine Index 3880   Lorenzo Balducki,   Balducki Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Vermilion unlocated
County: Vermilion
Quadrangle: Oakwood
County Coal Data: Vermilion
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3880

Company Name: Lorenzo Balducki
Mine Name: Balducki Mine
Start Date: 1907 End Date: 1913
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. This area has been surface mined by Dixon Block Coal Company (3877), and therefore is not shown in the accompanying map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 30 NW NW NW [1] [2]
Air shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 30 NW NW NW [3] [4]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 5.67-6.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Lorenzo Balducki [5] Balducki 1907-1913 2,870
Total Production: 2,870

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [6] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Irregular section; see page 6, ‘Shaft, slope, drift or tipple locations’
  2. Production after map date
  3. Irregular section; see page 6, ‘Shaft, slope, drift or tipple locations’
  4. The air shaft was 19 feet north and 71 feet west of the hoist shaft.
  5. The name was spelled various ways, including Balducchi and Baldueki.
  6. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.