Mine Index 2994 Frye and Bollman, Frye and Bollman Mine

Mine Index Number: 2994

Company Name:	Frye and Bollman
Mine Name:	Frye and Bollman Mine
Start Date:	1933	End Date:	1941
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	10
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Mercer

15N 2W

35

SE NE SW

Air shaft

Mercer

15N 2W

35

NE SE SW

Old air shaft

Mercer

15N 2W

35

SE NE SW

Geology

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

Rock Island

40-50

3.67

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map showed bad top in the north, northeast, south, and southwest.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Frye and Bollman (add)	Frye and Bollman (add)	1933-1941	40,440
Total Production: 40,440

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352234

4-1-1941

1:1200

1:1241

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Mercer County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 352234, reel 03138, frame 298 - Shaft locations, mine outline, depth, mining method, geologic problems.