Mine Index 5432   Joseph D. Maher,   Maher 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: 5432

Company Name: Joseph D. Maher
Mine Name: Maher Mine
Start Date: 1893 End Date: 1896
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date: 1 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]
Air / escape shaft (1896) Grundy unknown [2]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 50-60 2.75-3.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Maegher and Dateman Maegher and Dateman 1893-1894 204
J. B. Maegher Maegher 1894-1895 1,800
Joseph D. Maher Maher 1895-1896 900
Total Production: 2,904

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.