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Mining in the Danville SE Quadrangle

The Danville Coal and Herrin Coal were both mined in the Danville Southeast and Danville Southwest Quadrangles. This location is at the edge of the Illinois Basin and both coals are surface-minable near the Vermilion River.

The Danville Coal ranged from 4.75 to over 6 feet thick (thinner where eroded) and the Herrin Coal was generally 5 to 6 feet thick. The depth ranged from very little cover to over 200 feet for the Herrin Coal. The Danville Coal had some geologic problems for mining. Generally, it was closer to the surface, and sometimes water came into the mine. This was aggravated in some circumstances due to channel systems that were contemporaneous with deposition of the upper part of the coal and the roof shales. The channels sometimes cut down into the coal. Horsebacks and rolls were common.

Mining was an important part of the history of Danville since the coal was shallow. The first known mining took place in 1853 by Caruthers & Ball, south of Danville. Most of the early mines were quite small, the more extensive mines not beginning until around 1860. Michael Kelly began surface mining in 1868 along the North Fork but soon moved to Grape Creek and established several mines in that area. Surface mining operations were developed here, the Mission Field west of Danville (sections 19 and 20 of T19N-R12W) being the first site of machine mining with scrapers in 1866 (Kirkland, Blankey & Graves) and later on with the first dragline in 1890. Mining generally slowed significantly in the latter part of World War II, and for the last 30 years only one or two mines operated in Vermilion County.

The back of this report includes mines that could not be located due to lack of source maps or locational information in the Coal Section mine notes. Most of these mines are underground and the production indicates approximately 1 square mile in addition to that shown on the map could be undermined.

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Coal Mines In Illinois Danville SE Quadrangle

Mines that Appear on the Danville SE Quadrangle

 CombinedCounty
0093Vermilion Coal Company, Vermilion No. 1 Mine
Little Vermilion Coal Company, Little Vermilion No. 1 Mine
Bunsen Coal Company, Vermilion Mine
United States Fuel Company, Vermilion Mine		Vermilion
0656Alex Kedas, Kedas Mine
Kedas Stripping Company, Kedas Mine
Kedas Coal Company, Kedas Mine
Tri-State Coal Company, Kedas Mine		Vermilion
0924Two Rivers Coal Company, Two Rivers MineVermilion
3650P. J. Dowiatt and Sons Coal Company, Dowiatt No. 2 MineVermilion
3651Doyle Coal Company MineVermilion
3652H. P. Kyger, Kyger Mine
P. J. Dowiatt and Sons Coal Company, Dowiatt No. 1 Mine
OBrien and Kyger, OBrien and Kyger Mine		Vermilion
3653Larson, Howard and Larson, Larson, Howard and Larson Mine
Larson and Howard, Larson and Howard Mine
Larson, Evans and Larson, Larson, Evans and Larson Mine
Evans and Larson, Evans and Larson Mine
Larson, Howard and Hanley, Larson, Howard and Hanley Mine
Howard and Hanley, Howard and Hanley Mine
Diamond Coal Company, Diamond Mine		Vermilion
3654Jumps and Jumps, Jumps and Jumps Mine
Jumps Coal Company, Jumps Mine
Talbert and Scarce Coal Company, Talbert and Scarce Mine
Talbert and Anderson, Talbert and Anderson Mine		Vermilion
3655Jinkens Brothers Coal Company, Jinkins Mine
Howard Coal Company, Howard No. 2 Mine
Goodwin and Swisher, Goodwin and Swisher Mine
Goodwin Coal Company, Goodwin Mine
Harris Coal Company, Harris Mine		Vermilion
3656Howard Coal Company, Howard No. 1 MineVermilion
3657H. and F. Stame, Stame Mine
Stame Brothers, Stame Mine
Henry Stame, Stame Mine		Vermilion
3659John and Alfred Nelson, Nelson Mine
Alfred Nelson Coal Company, Nelson Mine
N. and H. Coal Company, Nelson Mine		Vermilion
3660Kellyville Coal Company, Kelly No. 4 Mine
Kelly Coal Company, Kelly No. 4 Mine
Hammond Coal Company, Kelly No. 4 Mine
Bunsen Coal Company, Kelly No. 4 Mine
United States Fuel Company, Kelly No. 4 Mine
Kelly Coal Company, Kelly No. 44 Mine		Vermilion
3661Calvin Cobb, Cobb Mine
Kickapoo Coal Company, Kickapoo Mine
Pawnee Coal Company, Pawnee Mine
Himrod Coal Company, Pawnee Mine
Kellyville Coal Company, Pawnee Mine
Kelly Coal Company, Pawnee Mine
Kelly Coal Company, Kelly No. 47 Mine		Vermilion
3664Himrod Coal Company, Himrod No. 2 Mine
Kellyville Coal Company, Himrod Mine
Kelly Coal Company, Himrod Mine
Kelly Coal Company, Kelly No. 46 Mine		Vermilion
3667O. E. Scarce, Scarce Mine
Scarce Brothers, Scarce No. 1 Mine		Vermilion
3675Commissary Coal Company, Commissary Mine
Maple Creek Coal Company, Maple Creek Mine		Vermilion
3681Vein Six Coal Company, Vein Six MineVermilion
3682Deep Valley Coal Company, Deep Valley Mine
Maddox Coal Company, Maddox No. 1 Mine		Vermilion
3683B. and W. Coal Company, B. and W. Mine
J. E. Campbell Strip Company, Campbell Mine		Vermilion
3684Haun and Son Stripping Company, Haun MineVermilion

Unlocated Mines

Vermilion County

 CombinedCity
91830033George Holton, Holton MineDanville (City)
91830145aLewis Dillon, Dillon MineHumrick (City)
91830222S. E. Bryant, Bryant Mine
C. S. Bryant, Bryant Mine
S. C. Bryant, Bryant Mine
Martin Samuel, Samuel Mine		Grape Creek (City)
91830318aStandard Coal Company, Standard MineDanville (City)
91830571Shuman and Son Coal Company, Shuman MineDanville (City)
91830077Charles Moran, Moran Mine
Edward Moran, Moran Mine		Grape Creek (City)
91830001W. J. Moore, Moore MineDanville (City)
91830002Fred France, France Mine 
91830004aMrs. Hall, Hall MineCatlin (City)
91830004bWilliam Hall, Hall MineFairmount (City)
91830005Charles Tilton, Tilton MineFairmount (City)
91830006William Kelly, Kelly Mine
John Kelly, Kelly Mine		Danville (City)
91830007John E. Lloyd, Lloyd No. 1 MineDanville (City)
91830008John E. Davis, Davis MineDanville (City)
91830009William Davis, Davis MineDanville (City)
91830010C. Dobbins, Dobbins MineDanville (City)
91830011M. Mitchell, Mitchell MineGrape Creek (City)
91830012J. Tuttle, Tuttle Mine
F. A. Tuttle, Tuttle Mine		Grape Creek (City)
91830013Kirkland Brothers, Kirkland MineGrape Creek (City)
91830014Alvin Jenkins, Jenkins Mine
George W. Benson, Benson Mine		Danville (City)
91830016aBalser Bensill, Bensill MineDanville (City)

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