Mine Index 2153   Joe H. Wells,   Wells Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2153

Company Name: Joe H. Wells
Mine Name: Wells Mine
Start Date: 1933 End Date: 1938
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown: 76

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Fulton 6N 4E 4 NW NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 18 5.0 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
V. O. Dudley and Wells Dudley and Wells 1933-1934 1,625
Len Savil Savil 1935-1935 60
Joe H. Wells Wells 1935-1936 907
Leonard Savill Savill 1937-1937 157
Joe H. Wells Wells 1937-1938 544
Total Production: 3,293

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source
Federal Land Bank Report 4-20-1933 1:124800 1:124800 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, depth, thickness.
Federal Land Bank Report (Fulton County) - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

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