Mine Index 1290008   Tallula-Petersburg Coal Company,   Tallula Mine

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Unlocated.jpg Unlocated Mines In: Menard unlocated
County: Menard
Quadrangle: Tallula
Pleasant Plains
County Coal Data: Menard
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: Yes
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 1290008

Company Name: Tallula-Petersburg Coal Company
Mine Name: Tallula Mine
Start Date: 1881 End Date: 1884
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:
This Mine is unlocated and does not appear on the map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft Menard

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 99-186 6.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Frank Wilkinson Wilkinson pre1881-1882 [1] 18,098
Tallula Coal Company Tallula 1882-1883 27,000
Tallula-Petersburg Coal Company Tallula 1883-1884 8,737
Total Production: 53,835

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 20 acres were mined. Production and ownership prior to July 1881 are not known.