Mine Index 3936   Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company,   Wilmington No. 6 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Will unlocated
County: Will
Quadrangle: Essex
County Coal Data: Will
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 3936

Company Name: Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company
Mine Name: Wilmington No. 6 Mine
Start Date: 1904 End Date: October 1919
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 191
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 31 NE NW SW
Air shaft Will 32N 9E 31 NE SW NW
Air shaft Will 32N 9E 31 NE NW SW
Escape shaft Will 32N 9E 31 NW NE SW

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 90-118 3.5 LW (old longwall) [1]

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company [2] Wilmington No. 6 1904-1919 1,061,482
Total Production: 1,061,482

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 353038 11-15-1918 1:2400 1:3641 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Will County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 353038, reel 03141, frame 221 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. The southernmost portion of this mine, near the shaft, is RP mining.
  2. The mine notes indicate this company was also known as the Wilmington Carbon Coal Company.