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Revision as of 10:40, June 6, 2022
Mine Index Number: 2199
Company Name: | Blakely Coal Company | ||
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Mine Name: | Blakely Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1922 | End Date: | April 1942 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | 220 | ||
Acres after map date: | General Area of mining acres shown: | ||
Not Shown On Map. Much of the Blakley Mine was later surface-mined by the Norris Mine (mine index 890). |
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Main shaft | Fulton | 7N 4E | 15 | NW NW NE |
Old shaft | Fulton | 7N 4E | 15 | NW NW NE |
Air shaft | Fulton | 7N 4E | 15 | NW NW NE |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Springfield | 70 | 4.5 | RPP |
Geological Problems Reported
Eastward advancement in the southeastern part of the mine was halted because of poor roof conditions.
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
William Blakely | Blakeley | 1922-1924 | 12,640 |
Blakeley and Culver | Blakeley and Culver | 1924-1925 | 9,504 |
Blakeley Coal Company | Blakeley | 1926-1942 | 886,714 |
Total Production: 908,858 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Microfilm, document 351584 | 5-10-1942 | 1:2400 | 1:3972 | Final |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness. |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Slope location. |
Microfilm map, document 351584, reel 03136, frame 371 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs