Mine Index 2154   A. McBroom,   McBroom 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: 2154

Company Name: A. McBroom
Mine Name: McBroom Mine
Start Date: 1899 End Date: 1909
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 1
Production Indicated Acres: 4 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Fulton 6N 4E 8 NE NE NW
Air shaft Fulton 6N 4E 8 NE NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 12-60 4.5-5.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
McBroom Brothers McBroom 1899-1905 7,440 [1]
A. McBroom McBroom 1905-1909 8,090
Total Production: 15,530

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.F8 i5.1-46 4-1-1924 1:1200 1:1200 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine location.
ISGS map library, 4103.F8 i5.1-46, sheet 1, map of Saline County No. 22 Mine (mine index 31) - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

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Notes

  1. Idle 1903