Mine Index 6386   Baird and Reynolds,   Baird and Reynolds Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: McDonough unlocated
County: McDonough
Quadrangle: Colchester
County Coal Data: McDonough
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:
For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 6386

Company Name: Baird and Reynolds
Mine Name: Baird and Reynolds Mine
Start Date: 1924 End Date: 1933
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 10
Production Indicated Acres: 5 acres were mined after the map date and that a total of 9 acres were mined. General Area of mining acres shown: 10

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft McDonough 5N 4W 12 NW NW SE
Air shaft McDonough 5N 4W 12 NW NW SE

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois
Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester LW

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Baird and Reynolds Baird and Reynolds 1924-1929 9,839
Baird and Reynolds Baird and Reynolds 1929-1933 10,279 [1]
Total Production: 20,118

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 353333 10-1929 1:480 1:480 Not final
Federal Land Bank Report 3-1936 1:124800 1:124800 Secondary source [2]

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (McDonough County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm, document 353333, reel 03142, frame 309 - Mine type, mining method
Federal Land Bank Report (McDonough County) - Mine location, mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production after map date
  2. The microfilm source map did not have georegistration data and the outline was taken from the Federal Land Bank Report.