Mine Index 4996 Branson, Matheny and Demass, Branson, Matheny and Demass Mine

Mine Index Number: 4996

Company Name:	Branson, Matheny and Demass
Mine Name:	Branson, Matheny and Demass Mine
Start Date:	1939	End Date:	1942
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	Less than 1	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Fulton

4N 2E

33

SW SE NW

Geology

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

Springfield

20-22

4.0-4.5

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Carl Leonard (add)	Leonard (add)	1939-1940	840

Branson Coal Company (add)	Branson (add)	1940-1940	516

Branson, Branson and Harriford (add)	Branson, Branson and Harriford (add)	1941-1941	783

Branson, Matheny and Demass (add)	Branson, Matheny and Demass (add)	1942-1942	290

Total Production: 2,429

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Mine notes

Undated

1:62500

1:24000

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness

Mine Inspector's reports, courtesy of Joe Pelc, IDNR - Seam, depth, thickness, mining method.