Mine Index 0710   Olen Humphries,   Humphries Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Shelby unlocated
County: Shelby
Quadrangle: Stewardson East
County Coal Data: Shelby
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0710

Company Name: Olen Humphries
Mine Name: Humphries Mine
Start Date: 1955 End Date: 1955
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit Shelby 10N 6E 14 NE NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Shelbyville 39 2.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Olen Humphries Humphries 1955-1955 Unknown [1]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (M. E. Hopkins) 3-2-1955 (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Shelby County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Shelby County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, thickness, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS field notes (Shelby County) - Mine type, mine location, depth, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The ownership and years of operation are known through the mine notes. Humphries was not listed in the Coal Reports.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.