Mine Index 3916   Skinner Brothers Coal Company,   Skinner No. 1 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Will unlocated
County: Will
Quadrangle: Wilmington
County Coal Data: Will
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3916

Company Name: Skinner Brothers Coal Company
Mine Name: Skinner No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1918 End Date: 1920
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 19 [1]
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 shaft Will 32N 9E 4 SE SW SW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Skinner Brothers Coal Company Skinner No. 1 1918-1920 7,229
Total Production: 7,229

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-1 1-1945 1:4800 1:4800 Secondary source
ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-4 1935 1:31680 1:31680 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Will County) - Mine location, seam.
ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-1, map of Northern Mine (mine index 359) - Mine outline, mine type.
ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-4, sheet 1, work map compiled from J. C. Quade (Federal Land Bank Report) notes & maps - Mine location, ownership.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production indicates approximately 3 acres were mined. Another company may have mined at this location before the Skinner Brothers operated here.