Mine Index Number: 5537
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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J. K. Telfer
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| Mine Name:
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Telfer Mine
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| Start Date:
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1903
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End Date:
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1907
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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4
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
|
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Grundy
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33N 7E
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4
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NE NE SE [1]
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
|
| Colchester
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33-51
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|
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2.75-3.0
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
|
Date
|
Production (tons)
|
| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| J. K. Telfer
|
Telfer
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1903-1907
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10,824
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| Total Production: 10,824
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Standard Atlas of Grundy County
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1909
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1:4200
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1:4200
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Standard Atlas of Grundy County, 1909 - Mine location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The plat books show an area 500 feet to the west that is labeled “J. K. Telfer Coal” that may be the location of this mine. The location shown is the more likely location for the mine. The western location was probably used for coal sales.
