Mine Index 6534 Fletcher Brothers Coal Company, Homer Fletcher Mine

Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	Vermilion unlocated
	County:	Vermilion
	Quadrangle:	Danville NW
	County Coal Data:	Vermilion
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 6534


Company Name:	Fletcher Brothers Coal Company
Mine Name:	Homer Fletcher Mine
Start Date:	1933	End Date:	1937
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	10 ^[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 slope

Vermilion

20N 12W

29

SW NW NE

Air shaft

Vermilion

20N 12W

29

SW NW NE

Geology

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

Danville

RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Middle Fork Coal Company (add)	Middlefork (add)	1933-1936	13,087

Fletcher Brothers Coal Company (add)	Homer Fletcher (add)	1937-1937	1,060


Total Production: 14,147

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Microfilm, document 352875

3-12-1937

1:1200

1:1490

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Microfilm map, document 352875, reel 03140, frame 505 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	State Archive
	Map ID:	MSHA_996_01
	Company:	Fletcher Brothers Coal Company
	Mine Name:	Homer Fletcher
	Caption:
	Map Date:	05-12-1937
	Map Status:	Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:	Legend of map state the location of this mine as Section 29 Township 19(N) Range 12 W, this appears to be incorrect and should be Section 29 Township 20 N Range 12 W. Map for Mine Index 0673 Shows the location of the road show on this map.
	More Info:	M6534 MSHA 996 01
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/vermilion/m6534 MSHA 996 01.zip

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Company
	Map ID:	6-9-b3
	Company:	Fairview Collieries Corporation
	Mine Name:	Harmattan
	Caption:
	Map Date:	04-01-1954
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:	Shows Pit in section 32 Township 20 North Range 12 West Also used to help place the mine map for Mine Index 6534 and FileList:m0673_MSHA_869_01
	More Info:	C 6 9 b3
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/vermilion/c 6 9 b3.zip

Photographs

Notes

↑ The reported production is insufficient to account for the extent of mining as shown; a previous owner of this mine is indicated. (The reported tons would account for approximately 3 acres.) See the unlocated mines at the back of this report.

[1] The reported production is insufficient to account for the extent of mining as shown; a previous owner of this mine is indicated. (The reported tons would account for approximately 3 acres.) See the unlocated mines at the back of this report.

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