Mine Index 3932   H. A. Raeschke,   Raeschke 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: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3932

Company Name: H. A. Raeschke
Mine Name: Raeschke Mine
Start Date: Circa 1935 End Date: Circa 1935
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. The pit is located in an area that was later surface-mined by the Wilmington Coal Company (mine index 3915).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit Will 32N 9E 16 NE NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 3.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
H. A. Raeschke Construction Company [1] Raeschke circa 1935

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
None [2]

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Coal Section files, USGS 15-minute topographic map - Mine location, thickness, year.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. This mine was not listed in the Coal Reports. The Coal Section files indicate it operated about 1935.
  2. No source map of the mine was found. The mine location was hand-plotted and named on a Coal Section file copy of a USGS topographic map.