Mine Index 0803   J. E. Dobyns,   Dobyns Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Saline unlocated
County: Saline
Quadrangle: Eldorado
County Coal Data: Saline
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0803

Company Name: J. E. Dobyns
Mine Name: Dobyns Mine
Start Date: 1905 End Date: 1907
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. Not shown on the accompanying map due to later surface mining by the Wildcat Hills Cottage Grove Mine (mine index 1044).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Saline 9S 7E 1 [1]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 48-58 4.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
J. E. Dobyns Dobyns 1905-1907 1,584
Total Production: 1,584

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, mine location, seam.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. An accurate location for this mine is not known. Although it is plotted near the center of the section, the mine may be anywhere in Section 1-T9S-R7E.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.