Mine Index 6234   Gates Fire Clay Company,   Gates Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 6234

Company Name: Gates Fire Clay Company
Mine Name: Gates Mine
Start Date: 1920 End Date: 1929
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 5 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft McDonough 5N 4W 13 SE NE SE

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
McDonough County Coal Company McDonough 1920-1923 2,257 [1]
Seeder Valley Coal Company [2] Seeder Valley 1923-1924 400
Gates Fire Clay Company Gates 1924-1929 7,252
Total Production: 9,909

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 3-1936 1:124800 1:124800 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (McDonough County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Federal Land Bank Report (McDonough County) - Shaft location, ownership.

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Notes

  1. Production was not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons.
  2. The name may be Cedar Valley Coal Company.