Mine Index 3928   Will County Coal Company,   Will 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: 3928

Company Name: Will County Coal Company
Mine Name: Will Mine
Start Date: 1935 End Date: October 24, 1936
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 7 [1]
Acres after map date: 5 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple Will 32N 9E 8 SW NE SE
Pit Will 33N 9E 28 S ½ SW NW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

The coal was overlain by a nodule-bearing shale that was up to 10 feet thick. Above that was up to 10 feet of glacial till and 4 to 6 feet of sand.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Will County Coal Company Will 1935-1936 24,420
Total Production: 24,420

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
USGS topographic map 1993 1:24000 1:24000 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, seam.
Mine notes (Will County) - Tipple location.
ISGS field notes (Will County) - Closing date, mine identification, mining method, geologic problems.
USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Wilmington Quadrangle, 1993 - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The pit is a little larger than expected, and may include some un-mined area contiguous to the mine, such as areas where the spoil from the initial cut was deposited.