Mine Index 4987   Grafton Coal Company,   Grafton No. 2 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Fulton unlocated
County: Fulton
Quadrangle: Astoria
Ipava
County Coal Data: Fulton
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4987

Company Name: Grafton Coal Company
Mine Name: Grafton No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1960 End Date: 1961
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit or tipple Fulton 3N 1E 12 SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 10 2.0-2.5 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Grafton Coal Company Grafton No. 2 Mine 1960-1961 432
Total Production: 432

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine Notes Undated 1:62500 1:24000 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.
Mine Inspector's reports, courtesy of Joe Pelc, IDNR - Seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.