Mine Index 0604 Templeton Coal Company, Templeton Mine

Mine Index Number: 0604

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Templeton Coal Company
Mine Name:	Templeton Mine
Start Date:	1927	End Date:	June 30, 1943
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	31
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main slope	Jackson	9S 2W	16	NE NE NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Jackson	9S 2W	16	NW NE NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Murphysboro					MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Templeton Brothers Coal Company (add)	Templeton (add)	1927-1933	44,206

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Templeton Coal Company (add)	Templeton (add)	1934-1943	134,554

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 178,760

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
State archive, IL_2066_01	6-30-1943	1:2400	1:2400	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam.

Bibliography
State archive, IL_2066_01 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.