Mine Index 5493 Midwest Brick Company, Midwest Brick Mine


Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	La Salle unlocated
	County:	La Salle
	Quadrangle:	La Salle
	County Coal Data:	La Salle
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 5493



Company Name:	Midwest Brick Company
Mine Name:	Midwest Brick Mine
Start Date:	1930	End Date:	1937
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	less than 1	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Pit	La Salle	32N 2E	9	NE SW SW

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Colchester					Surface

Geological Problems Reported

This clay and coal pit used only the clay under their coal. The clay was in two benches separated by a sandy calcareous hard horizon, making 12 to 15 feet of clay.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Midwest Brick Company (add)	Midwest Brick (add)	1930-1937^[1]	4,412

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Total Production: 4,412

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Mine notes	Undated	1:62500	1:24000^[2]	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.

Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine location.

Bibliography
ISGS field notes (La Salle County), H. B. Willman, 7-3-1930 - Years of operation, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

M5493 minenotes

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Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

↑ Idle 1934. According to the field notes, the mine was operating in 1930, when mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year were not reported. Production was also not reported for 1931 and 1933, presumably because less than 1,000 tons per year were mined.
↑ The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.

[1] Idle 1934. According to the field notes, the mine was operating in 1930, when mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year were not reported. Production was also not reported for 1931 and 1933, presumably because less than 1,000 tons per year were mined.

[2] The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.

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