Mine Index 3927   Braidwood Coal Company,   Brodie 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
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Mine Index Number: 3927

Company Name: Braidwood Coal Company
Mine Name: Brodie Mine
Start Date: Before 1866 End Date: Circa 1879
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
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 8 NE SW SE

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Cooperative Coal Company Eagle -1866 unknown [1]
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company A 1866-1870 unknown [2] [3]
Braidwood Coal Company Brodie ca. 1874-1879 unknown [4] [5]

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 i5.1-4 1935 1:31680 1:31680 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, seam.
Mine notes (Will County) - Shaft location.
ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-4, sheet 1, work map compiled from J. C. Quade (Federal Land Bank Report) notes & maps - Shaft location, ownership.
Biographical data by Robin F. Woods, website http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/1878bios/JamesBraidwood.htm - Years of operation, mine ownership, mine names.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production before the publication of the Coal Reports in 1882 is unknown.
  2. Production before the publication of the Coal Reports in 1882 is unknown.
  3. The mine filled with water and was abandoned until James Braidwood returned from Chicago. Braidwood died February 1, 1879, and the mine closed after operating for 5 years. The dates of operation are deduced from these biographical details.
  4. Production before the publication of the Coal Reports in 1882 is unknown.
  5. The mine filled with water and was abandoned until James Braidwood returned from Chicago. Braidwood died February 1, 1879, and the mine closed after operating for 5 years. The dates of operation are deduced from these biographical details.