Mine Index 5419   Mitchell Brothers,   Mitchell Mine

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Unlocated.jpg Unlocated Mines In: Grundy unlocated
County: Grundy
Quadrangle: Lisbon
Morris
County Coal Data: Grundy
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: Yes
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 5419

Company Name: Mitchell Brothers
Mine Name: Mitchell Mine
Start Date: 1898 End Date: 1911
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Production Indicated Acres: 13 General Area of mining acres shown:
This Mine is unlocated and does not appear on the map.

Not shown on the accompanying map because the location is not known.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Grundy unknown [1]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 25-56 2.5-2.75 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
James Heather Heather 1898-1902 11,044
Mitchell Brothers Mitchell 1902-1907 13,278
John Mitchell Mitchell 1907-1908 1,500
Mitchell Brothers Mitchell 1908-1909 2,480
John Mitchell Mitchell 1909-1910 1,400
Mitchell Brothers Mitchell 1910-1911 2,160
Total Production: 31,862

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

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Notes

  1. The location of this mine is not known. The mine’s address was Morris, but mining occurred north and south of the town. This mine may be in the Morris Quadrangle.