Mine Index 6108 Alden Coal Company, Alden No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 6108

Company Name:	Alden Coal Company
Mine Name:	Alden No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1893	End Date:	1899
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	178
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

Mercer

14N 2W

4

SE SW SW

Geology

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

Rock Island

135-140

4.0-4.5

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Alden Coal Company (add)	Alden No. 1 (add)	1893-1899	598,195
Total Production: 598,195

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Coal Section files (Alexis Quadrangle)

Undated

1:62500

1:62500

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

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

Coal Section files, undated work map on USGS topographic map, 15-minute Alexis Quadrangle - Shaft location, mine outline.