Mine Index 5942   Eureka Coal Company,   Eureka No. 2 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Will unlocated
County: Will
Quadrangle: Wilmington
County Coal Data: Will
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 5942

Company Name: Eureka Coal Company
Mine Name: Eureka No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1872 End Date: 1883
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None [1]
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Will 32N 9E 7 NW SW SE

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois
Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 100-125 3.0 LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Eureka Coal Company Eureka No. 2 Mine 1872-1883 unknown [2]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Atlas of Will County 1873 1:31680 1:31680 Secondary source

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 (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, seam.
Atlas Map of Will County, Illinois, compiled & published by Thompson Brothers & Burr, Elgin, Illinois, 1873 - Shaft location & identification.
The Wilmington Advocate, 1878 - Opening year.

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Notes

  1. Included with Eureka No. 1 Mine (mine index 5943)
  2. Production for this mine could not be separated from that of Eureka Coal Company No. 1 (mine index 5943). See mine index 5943 for production and years of operation. Production before July, 1881 is unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 40 acres had been mined.