Mine Index 2174   Billings and May,   Billings and May Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2174

Company Name: Billings and May
Mine Name: Billings and May Mine
Start Date: 1936 End Date: 1938
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 2
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. Not shown on the accompanying map due to later surface mining by Little Sister Mine (mine index 0674).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Fulton 6N 4E 32 SW SW SW
Air shaft Fulton 6N 4E 32 SW SW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 30 5.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Billings and May Billings and May 1936-1937 341
Billings and May Billings and May 1937-1938 405 Production after map date
Total Production: 746

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, MSHA_1231 9-17-1937 1:1200 1:1200 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) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Company map, State Archive, MSHA_422, courtesy of Robert Gibson, IDNR - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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