Colfax Quadrangle
Mining in the Colfax Quadrangle
A stock company was formed in 1886 to raise money for the digging of a shaft in the vicinity of Colfax (Johnson, 1954). The shaft was completed within two years and in 1888, production was reported from the Colfax Mine (mine index 279). The Danville Coal was about 400 feet deep here, and a minable thickness of between 4 and 6 feet thick. In 1894, the Seymour Mine (mine index 2892, later known as the East Colfax Mine) opened, but operation of this mine was more sporadic. After an initial productive period, this mine closed and was not re-opened until after Colfax Mine closed. All mining in the Colfax Quadrangle ended in 1925 with the closure of the East Colfax Mine.
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Coal Mines In Illinois Colfax Quadrangle
Mines that Appear on the Colfax Quadrangle
| Combined | County | |
|---|---|---|
| 0279 | Colfax Coal and Mining Company, Colfax Mine Colfax Co-operative Coal Company, Colfax Mine Colfax Coal Company, Colfax Mine | McLean |
| 2892 | Frank Seymour and Son, Seymour Mine Anglo-American Coal Company, East Colfax Mine Barney L. Oleander, Oleander Mine Oleander Mining Company, Oleander Mine East Colfax Coal Company, East Colfax Mine | McLean |
Unlocated Mines
McLean County
| Combined | City |
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Livingston County
| Combined | City | |
|---|---|---|
| 2710 | Gall and Wargo Coal Company, Gall and Wargo Mine John Gall, Gall Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050001 | Porter, Wager & Company, Porter & Wager Mine H. E. Hamilton, Hamilton Mine | Fairbury (City) |
| 91050004 | Star Coal Company, Star No. 2 Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050005 | H. T. Shelton, Moon Mine Shackelton & Son, Moon Mine Jacob Moon, Moon Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050006 | S. H. Mallory, Mallory Mine Thomas Edwards, Mallory Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050007 | Joseph Hayson, Hayson Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050009 | Joseph Kimes, Kimes Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050011 | W. H. Leavers, Leavers Mine | Pontiac (City) |
| 91050012 | G. Strawn, Strawn Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050013 | B. Shackelton, Shackelton Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050017 | Marshall & Company, Marshall Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050018 | Fairbairn & White, Fairbairn & White Mine J. Fairbairns, Fairbairns Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050020 | Riverbank Coal Company, Riverbank No. 2 Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050021 | Riverbank Coal Company, Riverbank No. 3 Mine Riverbank Coal Company, Riverbank No. 2 & No. 3 Mine Riverbank Coal Company, Riverbank No. 2 Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050022 | John Edwards, Edwards Mine Thomas Edwards, Edwards Mine W. B. Edwards, Edwards Mine | Streator (City) Coalville (City) |
| 91050023 | Pleasant Hill Coal Company, Pleasant Hill Mine Pleasant Hill Cooperative Coal Company, Pleasant Hill Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050024 | L. A. Muncie & Son, Muncie Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050025 | John Marshall, Marshall Mine | Streator (City) |
| 91050026 | Jesse Massy, Massy Mine William J. McMillen, McMillen Mine | Streator (City) South Streator (City) |
| 91050027 | Alexander Bergren, Bergren Mine | Streator (City) Pleasant Hill (City) |
| 91050028 | Barton & Monaghan, Barton & Monaghan Mine Woods & Barton, Woods & Barton Mine | Streator (City) |