Mine Index 0830 Belle Rive Mining Company, Bell Rive Mine

Mine Index Number: 0830

Company Name:	Belle Rive Mining Company
Mine Name:	Bell Rive Mine
Start Date:	1957	End Date:	March 1964
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	108
Production Indicated Acres:	40	General Area of mining acres shown:
It is likely that the area shown on the accompanying map includes area that was disturbed but not mined, or mining done by other operators.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Tipple or pit

Jefferson

3S 4E

34

NE NW SW

Geology

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

Opdyke

15-201

1.5-2.0

Surface

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Belle Rive Mining Company (add)	Belle Rive (add)	1957-1964 The mine notes indicate limestone was mined in 1965.	113,370
Total Production: 113,370

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS map library, 4103.J41 i5.1-12

7-17-1978

1:12000

1:12000

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Jefferson County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.

ISGS map library, 4103.J41 i5.1-12, map of Eads Mine (mine index 0917) - Mine location, mine outline, mining method.