Mine Index 2653   William Brooker,   Brooker No. 2 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: La Salle unlocated
County: La Salle
Quadrangle: La Salle
County Coal Data: La Salle
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2653

Company Name: William Brooker
Mine Name: Brooker No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1936 End Date: 1943
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift La Salle 32N 2E 8 NE SW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 85 3.33 Underground (probably RP)

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William Brooker Brooker No. 2 1936-1937 168
Brooker Brothers Brooker No. 2 1937-1939 1,363
William Brooker Brooker No. 2 1940-1943 1,481
Total Production: 3,012

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000[1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, depth, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.