Category:Fulton-County

County Coal Data

Mines that Appear in Fulton-County

*9998 & 9999 = Unknown dates

Unlocated Mines in Fulton-County

Mine that have known coal production but no known location
There are no known Unlocated mines in this county

Historical Mined Out Area Maps

WPA

These maps were constructed as part of the nationwide Works Projects Administration (WPA), generally between 1934 and 1937 with some later updates or revisions,

Disclaimer
Maps for some locations might have multiple versions/seams, please inspected these areas closely for differences.
Notes and corrections were made by ISGS staff.
These maps are reproductions from microfilm, they may be of poor quality with text difficult to read.

Federal Land Bank of St. Louis, Preliminary Reports on Subsidence Investigations

Federal Land Bank of St. Louis, Preliminary Reports on Subsidence Investigations (refered by Coal Section Staff as "Quade Maps")
Mining engineers working for the Federal Land Bank of St. Louis mapped areas of subsidence due to coal mining in the early 1930s. These reports often include county maps of mine properties with mined-out areas including shaft locations, as well as subsidence areas.

Disclaimer
Maps for some locations might have multiple versions/seams, please inspected these areas closely for differences.
These maps are accompanied by a report, please download and inspect this document.
Notes and corrections were made by ISGS staff.

Photographs

Caption: Surface mine pit, NE 30-T6N-R3E, dragline. Photographer G. Cady
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: 6-25-1941
Library No.: 2316 (M-1513)
Caption: Surface mine, dragline in distance. Photographer: G. Cady
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: 6-25-1941
Library No.: 2317 (M-1514)
Caption: Surface mine, dragline. Photographer: G. Cady
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: circa 1941
Library No.: 2462 (M-1659)
Caption: Excavating head of first Illinois bucketwheel excavator designed by Frank F. Kolbe of United Electric Coal Company. This was an economical method of moving a great volume of soil and shale and depositing it far enough away to prevent the spoil pile from sliding back into the pit. This wheel excavator could deposit to a spoil pile 400 ft away. Bucyrus built the upper portion onto a Marion dragline chassis. The machine weighed about 1,000 tons and had an output of 1,000 cubic yards of material per hour. This volume is about 5 times the rate of the Marion dragline model it replaced.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: 1949
Library No.: 2765 (M-1963)
Caption: Excavating head of bucketwheel excavator. Photographer: G. Cady This is the first bucketwheel excavator, designed by Frank F. Kolbe of United Electric Coal Company. This was an economical method of moving a great volume of soil and shale and depositing it far enough away to prevent the spoil pile from sliding back into the pit. This wheel excavator could deposit to a spoil pile 400 ft away. Bucyrus built the upper portion onto a Marion dragline chassis. The machine weighed about 1,000 tons and had an output of 1,000 cubic yards of material per hour. This volume is about 5 times the rate of the Marion dragline model it replaced.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: 1949
Library No.: 2766 (M-1964)
Caption: Conveyor portion of bucketwheel excavator. Photographer: G. Cady This is the first bucketwheel excavator in Illinois, designed by Frank F. Kolbe of United Electric Coal Company. This was an economical method of moving a great volume of soil and shale and depositing it far enough away to prevent the spoil pile from sliding back into the pit. This wheel excavator could deposit to a spoil pile 400 ft away. Bucyrus built the upper portion onto a Marion dragline chassis. The machine weighed about 1,000 tons and had an output of 1,000 cubic yards of material per hour. This volume is about 5 times the rate of the Marion dragline model it replaced.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: 1949
Library No.: 2767 (M-1965)