Mine Index 4787   Pearl Lewis,   Lewis Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 4787

Company Name: Pearl Lewis
Mine Name: Lewis Mine
Start Date: Unknown 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 Shelby 10N 4E 30 NW SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Shelbyville 33 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Pearl Lewis Lewis Unknown [1] Unknown [2]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (W. A. Newton) circa 1938 (text only) 1:24000 [3] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Shelby County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, seam.
ISGS field notes (Shelby County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, mine ownership.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine was abandoned when seen in 1938. The shaft may have operated between 1930 and 1933, when mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year were not reported.
  2. The mine was abandoned when seen in 1938. The shaft may have operated between 1930 and 1933, when mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year were not reported.
  3. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.