Mine Index 6840   Spring Lake Coal Company,   Spring Lake Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: La Salle unlocated
County: La Salle
Quadrangle: Streator North
County Coal Data: La Salle
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 6840

Company Name: Spring Lake Coal Company
Mine Name: Spring Lake Mine
Start Date: 1936 End Date: 1940
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 11 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit La Salle 31N 3E 22 SE SE[1]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 10-20 2.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Spring Lake Coal Company Spring Lake 1936-1940 36,537
Total Production: 36,537

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated 1:62500 1:24000[2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine location, depth, thickness.
ISGS field notes (La Salle County) - Mine location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine notes indicate this company may also have mined NW SE SE 27-T31N-R3E.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.