Mine Index 5428   Wood Coal Company,   Wood 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
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Mine Index Number: 5428

Company Name: Wood Coal Company
Mine Name: Wood Mine
Start Date: 1894 End Date: 1913
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 25 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]
New shaft (1898-1899) Grundy unknown [2]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 48-73 2.33-3.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William Wood Wood 1894-1898 7,289
William Wood [3] Wood No. 5 1898-1906 25,842
Wood Coal Company Wood 1906-1913 18,765
Total Production: 51,896

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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Mine Images

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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.
  2. 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.
  3. This new shaft was 400 feet west of the previous abandoned shaft. It has been included in the same history since it probably accesses the same reserve block.