Mine Index 3199   Roseborough Coal Company,   Roseborough No. 1 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3199

Company Name: Roseborough Coal Company
Mine Name: Roseborough No. 1 Mine
Start Date: Pre 1875 End Date: 1903
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: 95 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Randolph 5S 5W 21 NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 20 5.0-6.0 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Robert H. Roseborough Roseborough pre1875-1895 [1] 300,911
Randolph Coal and Coke Company Randolph No. 1 1895-1897 21,508
Roseborough Coal Company Roseborough No. 1 1897-1903 163,855
Total Production: 486,274

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Atlas Map of Randolph County 1875 1:31680 1:31680 Secondary source
Federal Land Bank Report 7-1934 1:126720 1:126720 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Randolph County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Randolph County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth.
ISGS field notes (Randolph County) - Thickness.
Atlas Map of Randolph County, 1875 - Shaft location, years of operation.
Federal Land Bank Report (Randolph County) - Mine location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production and years of operation before 1878 are not known, although the 1875 atlas indicates the mine was established prior to that year. The 1879 Coal Report indicates 5 acres were mined.