Mine Index 3223   Elizabeth Blair,   Blair Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3223

Company Name: Elizabeth Blair
Mine Name: Blair Mine
Start Date: Circa 1885 End Date: Unknown
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
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 shaft Randolph 5S 6W 30 NW NW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Unknown 32 4.0 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

The mine was reputed to have a poor roof and bad water conditions.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Elizabeth Blair [1] Blair circa 1885 Unknown
Total Production: Unknown

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 7-1934 1:126720 1:126720 Secondary source
ISGS field notes (G. F. Moulton) circa 1925 (text only) 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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, thickness.
Federal Land Bank Report (Randolph County) - Shaft location.
ISGS field notes (Randolph County) - Depth, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The source for the mine owner is the field notes, G. F. Moulton, who indicated the mine operated about 40 years previously. The land owner in 1925 when Moulton did field work in the area was Elizabeth V. Blair (the 1919 Atlas indicates the land owners were Elizabeth and George Blair). The name or company that the mine operated under is not known.