The Iowa Department of Natural Resources's (DNR) interactive map of coal mines in Iowa shows the locations of coal mines and mine entrances throughout Iowa, and also has the option to search the map by street address. Users may click on the map to access information about mine use dates, type, mining method, entrance type, and links to original mine maps. Click here to use the Iowa DNR's
get priceThe organization of the Des Moines Coal Company by Wesley Redhead in 1865 marked the beginning of coal mining on a commercial scale. He opened a slope mine north of the city on the west side of the Des Moines River named the Des Moines Coal Co. Mine, indicated as #50 on Plate I. The fledgling coal-mining industry grew steadily
get priceThe purpose of this report is to compile information on past coal mining activity in the city of Des Moines and the surrounding areas and summarizing documentation for the available records. The limits of the study area encompass the most densely populated portion of the Des Moines area affected by undermining and includes all known underground mines in Polk county.
get priceCoal mining along Muchakinock creek dates back to 1843, when local blacksmiths mined coal from exposures along the creek. By 1867, there were small drift mines all along Muchakinock Creek down to Eddyville where the creek flows into the Des Moines River. In 1873, the Iowa Central Railroad built a branch along Muchakinock Creek.
get priceAbandoned underground coal mines of Des Moines, Iowa and vicinity. (Iowa Geological Survey Bureau. Technical , no.8). Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa Geological Survey, 1986. Rights. Publication of the State of Iowa. This publication is a public record. Download Find in your library. DOWNLOADS. Since November 09, 2017. Included in.
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get priceNov 20, 2018Founded by the Des Moines CoalMining Co., Enterprise mine No. 1 opened in 1903, followed by a second mine in 1907. They were among more than 220 coal mines that dotted central Iowa in the early
get priceDES MOINES, Iowa — Officials believe a sinkhole that opened in the front yard of a Des Moines home Wednesday may be due to an old coal mine under the neighborhood.
get priceNov 20, 2018Founded by the Des Moines CoalMining Co., Enterprise mine No. 1 opened in 1903, followed by a second mine in 1907. They were among more than 220 coal mines that dotted central Iowa in the early
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get priceIowa's Underground Coal Mines: Historic Records Compiled by Mary R. Howes Coal has been mined by underground methods in 34 of Iowa's southern and central counties. This industry, nearly 150 years old, began in the 1840's with small drift mines dug into hillside outcroppings of coal and has evolved into a highly mechanized activity
get priceAs with many other small towns in Iowa, Perry owes part of its origins to coal mining. By 1895, Iowa had 342 coal mines that employed over 6000 miners. Thirty years later, at the height of coal mining, twice as many people were employed as miners, with coal production steadily declining in the years after.
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get priceAug 19, 2017There was a time when Dallas County was one of the most important coal-mining counties in Iowa. While this way of life vanished decades ago, the memories live on, from the Hotel Pattee in Perry to the Waukee Public Library to the many descendants of mining
get priceThe Consolidation Coal Company was formed in 1875 by the merger of the Iowa Central Coal Company and the Black Diamond Mines of Coalfield in Monroe County, Iowa, and the Eureka Mine in Beacon, Iowa. By 1878, Consolidation Coal Company had 400 employees, and in 1880, it was purchased by the Chicago and North Western Railway to secure a regional
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get priceAbandoned Underground Coal Mines of Des Moines Iowa. The purpose of this report is to compile information on past coal mining activity in the city of Des Moines and the surrounding areas and summarizing documentation for the available records.
get priceGet this from a library! Abandoned underground coal mines of Des Moines, Iowa, and vicinity. [Mary R Howes; Matthew A Culp; Helene Greenburg]
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get priceBy the early 1900s, coal was discovered in Des Moines Township east of Woodward, leading to the creation of the Scandia and Phildia mining settlements. After the Phildia mine was abandoned in 1915 and the Scandia mine closed in 1921, miners moved on to the Moran mine
get priceExtensive underground mining occurred in the Centerville area, Appanoose County, Iowa between 1850 and 1971. Coal production was exclusively from the Mystic Coal Member of the Labette Shale (Pennsylvanian). Both longwall and room-and-pillar mining methods were utilized with the longwall method being the predominant type. Although both crater and trough subsidence have occurred in
get priceGet this from a library! Abandoned underground coal mines of Des Moines, Iowa, and vicinity. [Mary R Howes; Matthew A Culp; Helene Greenburg]
get priceJun 05, 2013Iowa contractors are hoping to turn Marion County eye sores into something useful. “This is the remnants of surface coal mining that took place
get priceApr 13, 2016Abandoned mine likely cause of Des Moines' south-side sinkhole. The sinkhole that opened early Wednesday morning swallowed a 40-foot tree and the front yard of a home on Des Moines’ south side.
get priceBy the early 1900s, coal was discovered in Des Moines Township east of Woodward, leading to the creation of the Scandia and Phildia mining settlements. After the Phildia mine was abandoned in 1915 and the Scandia mine closed in 1921, miners moved on to the Moran mine
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get priceAug 17, 2017On the opposite side of Dallas County, coal mining also transformed the Waukee area in the early twentieth century. The Harris Mine opened on September 20, 1920, just two and a half miles northeast of Hickman Road in Waukee. By 1921, the Shuler Coal Company of Davenport, Iowa opened a coal mine on Alice’s Road, one mile east of the Harris Mine.
get priceCoal Mines of Iowa Iowa Geodata. Coal was mined in Iowa beginning in the 1840's and ending in 1994. The mines operated in the southern and central areas of the state using both surface and underground methods. Based on available records, it is estimated that over 6,000 individual mines may have operated in Iowa
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get priceDescription Abandoned underground coal mines of Des Moines, Iowa and vicinity, M. R. Howes, M. C. Culp, and H. Greenburg, 1989, 92 p., 8 figs., 1 table, 1 pl., 5
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