Tonica Quadrangle
Mining in the Tonica Quadrangle
The William Pettigrew mine (mine index 2662) operated as a surface mine from 1936 to 1941. This mine was said to have mined the Colchester Coal. The Colchester Coal was 44 feet deep in the northeastern part of the quadrangle where the mine was located, and the seam was less than 3 feet thick.
Three other mines operated in this quadrangle between 1920 and 1935, all near the town of Tonica. One was an underground mine that operated two years, another was a surface mine that only operated in 1934 and the mining method for the remaining mine is unknown. These mines excavated less than 1500 tons, and would have removed less than 1 acre total. No maps or other location information are available for these mines and they are not shown on the accompanying map.
The town of Lowell is less than one mile north of the Tonica Quadrangle, and some of the mines with the Lowell address may be encompassed in this quadrangle. These unlocated mines are listed at the back of this report.
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Coal Mines In Illinois Tonica Quadrangle
Mines that Appear on the Tonica Quadrangle
| Combined | County |
|---|
Unlocated Mines
La Salle County
| Combined | City | |
|---|---|---|
| 2610 | Howe and Roberts, Howe and Roberts Mine | Streator (City) |
| 2685 | R. C. Iliff, Iliff Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5533 | George Prater, Prater No. 3 Mine | Ottawa (City) |
| 5652 | Frank Block, Block Mine | La Salle (City) Split Rock (City) |
| 5662 | George A. Bavolac, Bavolac Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5664 | C. A. Conners, Conners Mine T. E. Willet, Willet Mine Sam Smith Mine | Ottawa (City) Marseilles (City) |
| 5665 | Ray Coal Company, Ray Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5666 | Smith Brothers, Smith Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5668 | J. Robertson, Robertson Mine Hive and Robertston, Hive and Robertson Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5669 | E. Howard, Howard Mine Peter Howard, Howard Mine T. Howard, Howard Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5670 | Foyd Bussard, Bussard Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5672 | Himelrich and Stevens, Himelrich and Stevens Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5673 | James McCready, McCready Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5674 | Burgess & Courtney, Burgess & Courtney Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5676 | Penman Company, Penman Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5678 | Sylvester Kimes, Kime Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5679 | E. B. Dawson, Dawson Mine Goodmanson & Dawson, Goodmanson & Dawson Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5680 | Nelson & Westerlund, Nelson & Westerlund Mine John Westerlund, Westerlund Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5681 | William Lawton, Lawton Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5683 | Peter Ryan, Ryan Mine | Streator (City) |
| 5684 | Conquelin & Company, Conquelin Mine | Streator (City) |
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