Mine Index 5299   Sunday Creek Coal Company,   Sunday Creek Coal Company

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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
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 5299

Company Name: Sunday Creek Coal Company
Mine Name: Sunday Creek Coal Company
Start Date: 1888 End Date: 1902
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 77
Production Indicated Acres: 145 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Fulton 8N 4E 6 SE NW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 72-106 3.67-4.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Kingston and Claire Kingston and Claire 1888-1889 5,118
Claire Coal Company Claire 1889-1895 220,103
Sunday Creek Coal Company Sunday Creek 1895-1902 332,283 The production for 1896 is not known
Total Production: 557,603

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 8-1935 1:110191 1:110191 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, shaft location.
Federal Land Bank Report (Fulton County) - Mine outline, mining method.

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