Mine Index 5956   Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company,   M Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Will unlocated
County: Will
Quadrangle: Essex
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: 5956

Company Name: Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company
Mine Name: M Mine
Start Date: 1888 End Date: 1891
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 16 [1]
Production Indicated Acres: 53 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 19 SW NE SW
Air shaft Will 32N 9E 19 SW NE SW

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 95 3.0 LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company M 1888-1888 15,744
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company M 1888-1891 262,101 [2]
Total Production: 277,845

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, 1-32-17 10-1888 1:1200 1:1200 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Will County) - Mine location, seam.
Company map, Coal Section files, 1-32-17, traced from original, courtesy of Carbon Hill School Museum - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production prior to the map date indicates only 3 acres had been mined. This mine may have produced coal earlier, shipping to and reporting production at a nearby mine
  2. Production after map date