Mine Index 3925   Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company,   J 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:
For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 3925

Company Name: Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company
Mine Name: J Mine
Start Date: 1886 End Date: 1891
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 50
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown: 113

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft [1] Will 32N 9E 6 SW NE NW
Shaft [2] Will 32N 9E 6 SW NE NW

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois
Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 96 3.0 LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company J 1886-1891 689,196
Total Production: 689,196

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, 1-32-74 1888 1:2400 1:2400 Not Final
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, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Will County) - Shaft location.
Company map, Coal Section files, 1-32-74, traced from original mine map courtesy of the Carbon Hill School Museum - Mine outline, shaft locations.
ISGS map library, 4103W51 i5.1-4, sheet 4, work map compiled from J. C. Quade (Federal Land Bank Report) notes & maps - Mine outline (general area of mining).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Shafts are not designated on the source map; it is not possible to differentiate the main shaft and the air shaft.
  2. Shafts are not designated on the source map; it is not possible to differentiate the main shaft and the air shaft.