Mine Index 5574 North Main Coal Company, North Main Mine

Mine Index Number: 5574

Company Name:	North Main Coal Company
Mine Name:	North Main Mine
Start Date:	1903	End Date:	1919
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	5
Production Indicated Acres:	12 to 17	General Area of mining acres shown:
Prior to 1914, the mine is listed as a shaft entry, and the depth is 56 to 65 feet. After 1914, the mine is listed as a slope and the depth is 163 to 180 feet. Different locales may have been mined by the same company. The Federal Land Bank Report states that the North Main was formerly North Mine (mine index 2418). However, North Mine (1920-1937) postdates North Main (1903-1919).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Slope

Henry

15N 5E

16

NW SW SE

Escape shaft

Henry

15N 5E

16

NW SW SE

Geology

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

Herrin

56, 65, 163, 180

4.3

4.0

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

North Main Coal Company (add)	North Main (add)	1903-1911	20,276

Chilton and Boggs (add)	North Main (add)	1911-1912	1,020

North Main Coal Company (add)	North Main (add)	1912-1917	15,019

North Main Coal Company (add)	North Main (add)	1917-1919	6,020 Production after map date

Total Production: 42,335

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.H42 i5.1-16

8-1917

1:600

1:24000

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.H42 i5.1-16 - Slope / shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.