Mine Index 5276   Monarch Coal and Mining Company,   Pond Lily Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Fulton unlocated
County: Fulton
Quadrangle: Farmington West
County Coal Data: Fulton
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 5276

Company Name: Monarch Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name: Pond Lily Mine
Start Date: 1897 End Date: 1908
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 6
Production Indicated Acres: 45 General Area of mining acres shown: 37

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Fulton 8N 4E 3 SE NW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 67-82 4.0-5.0 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Findley Coal and Coke Company Findley 1897-189 24,258
Monarch Coal and Mining Company Pond Lily 1899-1908 153,514
Total Production: 177,772

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352456 4-10-1936 1:2400 1:4635 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 352456, reel 03139, frame 137, map of Dorthel No. 2 Mine (mine index 111) - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.

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