Mine Index 6851 United Electric Coal Company, United Electric No. 6 Mine

Mine Index Number: 6851

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	United Electric Coal Company
Mine Name:	United Electric No. 6 Mine
Start Date:	1918	End Date:	April 1924
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	149
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main slope	Vermilion	19N 12W	8	NE NW SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Vermilion	19N 12W	8	SE NW SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Danville				5.5-5.58	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Electric Coal Company (add)	Electric No. 6 (add)	1918-1921	305,074

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
United Electric Coal Company (add)	United Electric No. 6 (add)	1921-1924	527,551

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 832,625

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Company map	7-1-1924	1:600	1:600	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, mining method.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, slope location, seam.

Bibliography
Company map, tracing from Vermilion County Recorder’s Office - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

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  M6851 minenotes.pdf