Mine Index 0230 J. H. Booten, Booten Mine

Mine Index Number: 0230

Company Name:	J. H. Booten
Mine Name:	Booten Mine
Start Date:	Unknown	End Date:	Unknown
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	5
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
This mine was later partially surface mined by the Bennett No. 1 Mine (mine index 2285).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Gallatin

10S 8E

18

NE NW SE

Geology

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

Springfield

4.83

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

J. H. Booten (add)	Booten (add)	Unknown The production and years of operation are unknown. Booten was not listed in the Coal Reports, but the mine operated before 1925 (the publication date of Bulletin 47).	Not Reported The production and years of operation are unknown. Booten was not listed in the Coal Reports, but the mine operated before 1925 (the publication date of Bulletin 47).
Total Production: Not Reported The production and years of operation are unknown. Booten was not listed in the Coal Reports, but the mine operated before 1925 (the publication date of Bulletin 47).

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351554

1-8-1953

1:1200

1:1656

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Mine notes (Gallatin County) - Mine names, mine type, slope location, seam.

ISGS Bulletin 47, Geology & Mineral Resources of the Equality-Shawneetown Area - Mine name, seam, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 351554, reel 03136, frame 322, map of Colbert Mine (mine index 659) - Slope location, mine outline, mining method.