Mine Index 2105 George H. Stambaugh, Stambaugh Mine

Mine Index Number: 2105

Company Name:	George H. Stambaugh
Mine Name:	Stambaugh Mine
Start Date:	1933	End Date:	1944
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:	13	General Area of mining acres shown:
Not Shown On Map. The Stambaugh Mine was later surface mined by Sunspot Mine (mine index 865).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Fulton

4N 2E

34

SW SW SW

Air shaft

Fulton

4N 2E

34

SW SW SW

Geology

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

Springfield

54-75

5.75-6.0

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

A squeeze occurred in the first north entry.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

George H. Stambaugh (add)	Stambaugh (add)	1933-1944	67,200
Total Production: 67,200

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351624

9-12-1939

1:1200

1:1821

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Mine Inspector's reports, courtesy of Joe Pelc, IDNR - Mine type, depth, thickness, mining method, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 351624, reel 03136, frame 438 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.