Mine Index 4973   Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company,   Diamond No. 5 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Grundy unlocated
County: Grundy
Quadrangle: Coal City
County Coal Data: Grundy
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: 4973

Company Name: Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company
Mine Name: Diamond No. 5 Mine
Start Date: 1900 End Date: 1905
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 60
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 Grundy 32N 8E 12 NE NW NW

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 110 3.0 LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company Diamond No. 5 1900-1905 260,448
Total Production: 260,448

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company 4-1906 1:1200 1:1200 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method, mine location.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Company map, traced 2006 Original map is mounted on the wall of the Coal City Public Library, Coal City, Illinois. - Mine location, mine outline, shaft location.

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