Mine Index 2425 Bates Brothers, Bates Mine

Mine Index Number: 2425

Company Name:	Bates Brothers
Mine Name:	Bates Mine
Start Date:	1882	End Date:	November 11, 1912
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	33 to 48	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Henry

15N 5E

29

SE NW NE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Herrin

55-73

3.8

4.0

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

William Bates (add)	Bates (add)	1882-1889	21,954

George H. Bates (add)	Bates (add)	1889-1890	2,000

Bates Brothers (add)	Bates (add)	1890-1912	94,644

Total Production: 118,598

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS mined-out area map

1950

1:62500

1:62500

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Henry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Henry County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness.