Mine Index 6574   West Tilton Coal Company,   West Tilton Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Vermilion unlocated
County: Vermilion
Quadrangle: Danville SW
County Coal Data: Vermilion
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 6574

Company Name: West Tilton Coal Company
Mine Name: West Tilton Mine
Start Date: 1922 End Date: 1925
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 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
Mine Vermilion 19N 12W 13 SW NE

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Tilton Coal Company Tilton 1922-1923 1,000
West Tilton Coal Company West Tilton 1923-1925 7,067
Total Production: 8,067

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm 3-18-1924 1:1200 1:2136 Secondary source The map may be incomplete (the east side appears to hit a map border).
LiDAR 2012 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Map of Brady Branch Mine (mine index 3796), microfilm from Vermilion County Recorder’s Office - Mine location, mine outline, seam, mining method.
LiDAR Digital Terrain Model, Vermilion County - Indications of mining (western side).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/vermilion/thumbnails/m6574_lidar_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: LiDAR
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Map Date: 2021
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More Info: M6574 lidar
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/m6574 lidar.zip

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