Mine Index 6755   Stansbury and Watkins Coal Company,   Stansbury and Watkins Mine

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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: 6755

Company Name: Stansbury and Watkins Coal Company
Mine Name: Stansbury and Watkins Mine
Start Date: 1888 End Date: 1907
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
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 drift Vermilion 19N 12W 1 NE NW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 40-80 5.5-6.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Stansbury and Watkins Coal Company Stansbury and Watkins 1888-1907 107,005
Total Production: 107,005

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [1] Secondary source
Standard Atlas of Vermilion County 1895 1:2400 1:2963 Federal Land Bank Report
Federal Land Bank Report 1-1934 1:105000 1:105000 Federal Land Bank Report

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, drift location, seam.
Standard Atlas of Vermilion County, Illinois, published by Geo. A. Ogle and Co., Chicago, 1895 - Drift location.
Federal Land Bank Report (Vermilion County) - Mine outline (general area of mining).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.