Mine Index 2656   William Bottomley,   Bottomley 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: 2656

Company Name: William Bottomley
Mine Name: Bottomley Mine
Start Date: 1904 End Date: 1917
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 2 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 NW SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 50-70 3.0-5.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William Bottomley Bottomley 1904-1917 8,865
Total Production: 8,865

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (G. H. Cady) 9-20-1911 1:62500 1:24000[1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Drift location.
ISGS field notes (La Salle County) - Mine location.

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.