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

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

Mine Index Number: 6851

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
Main slope Vermilion 19N 12W 8 NE NE SE
Air shaft Vermilion 19N 12W 8 SE NE SE

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Electric Coal Company Electric No. 6 1918-1921 305,074
United Electric Coal Company United Electric No. 6 1921-1924 527,551
Total Production: 832,625

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

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)

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, slope location, seam.
Company map, copy from Vermilion County Recorder’s Office - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes