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Latest revision as of 09:33, August 24, 2022
Mine Index Number: 0524
Company Name: | George W. Deary | ||
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Mine Name: | Deary Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1933 | End Date: | 1934 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | None | ||
Acres after map date: | Less than 1 | General Area of mining acres shown: | |
Not Shown On Map. The Deary Mine is not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining by the Sunspot Mine (mine index 865). |
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Main drift | Fulton | 4N 2E | 34 | SE SE SW |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Colchester | 5.2 | RP |
Geological Problems Reported
The immediate roof was 7 feet of carbonaceous shale with large (8 feet long by 5 feet thick) clay-ironstone concretions. Above the shale was 6 inches of fossiliferous limestone, with light gray sandy shale above the limestone. The coal contained a ½ inch pyrite band that was generally persistent throughout the mine.
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
George W. Deary | Deary | 1933-1934 | 1,299 |
Total Production: 1,299 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Mine notes | Undated | 1:62500 | 1:24000 The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized. | Secondary source |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation. |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, drift location, thickness, mining method, geologic problems. |
ISGS Field notes (Fulton County) - Geologic problems. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs