Mine Index 6243   Colchester Coal Company,   Colchester 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: 6243

Company Name: Colchester Coal Company
Mine Name: Colchester Mine
Start Date: 1881 End Date: 1884
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 28 in addition to the 25 acres that were mined before 1882. 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 14 SW SE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 80-85 2.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Colchester Coal Company [1] Colchester 1881-1884 57,682 [2]
Total Production: 57,682 [2]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS Circular 19, Plate IV 1936 1:29469 1:29469 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 (McDonough County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS Circular 19, Plate IV - Shaft location.
Federal Land Bank Report (McDonough County) - Ownership.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. President, A. Newland
  2. Production and years of operation before July 1881 are unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 25 acres were mined out.