Mine Index 3937 Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company, N Mine

Disclaimer 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: 3937


Company Name:	Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company
Mine Name:	N Mine
Start Date:	1890	End Date:	1893
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	57
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

33N 9E

31

NW SE SE

Air shaft

Will

33N 9E

31

NW SE SE ^[1]

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

54

3.0-5.0

LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

The coal was overlain by 42 feet of Francis Creek Shale and 17 feet of glacial till.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company (add)	N (add)	1880-1893	286,791
Total Production: 286,791

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-4

1935

1:31680

Secondary source

Microfilm, document 351368

1-1941

1:4800

1:7945

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Will County) - Geologic problems.

ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-4, sheet 3, work map compiled from J. C. Quade (Federal Land Bank Report) notes & maps - Shaft location, mine outline (southeastern), ownership.

Microfilm map, document 351368, reel 03135, frames 396-397, map of Northern Mine (mine index 359) - Mine outline (partial).

Sanborn-Perris Map Company (Braidwood) - Air shaft location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

↑ No original source maps of this mine have been found, but the Sanborn-Perris Map Company showed the air shaft to be approximately 100 feet southwest of the main shaft. This location is very general and the air shaft is not shown on the accompanying map.

[1] No original source maps of this mine have been found, but the Sanborn-Perris Map Company showed the air shaft to be approximately 100 feet southwest of the main shaft. This location is very general and the air shaft is not shown on the accompanying map.

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