Mine Index 2994 Frye and Bollman, Frye and Bollman Mine

Mine Index Number: 2994

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

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

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main slope	Mercer	15N 2W	35	SE NE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Mercer	15N 2W	35	NE SE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Old air shaft	Mercer	15N 2W	35	SE NE SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness 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)

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

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)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

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

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