Mine Index 2198   Rawalt Coal Company,   Rawalt Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2198

Company Name: Rawalt Coal Company
Mine Name: Rawalt Mine
Start Date: 1935 End Date: 1946
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 73
Production Indicated Acres: 8 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Fulton 7N 4E 2 NE NW NW
Air shaft Fulton 7N 4E 2 NE NW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 116 4.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Rawalt Coal Company Rawalt 1935-1945 300,470
Rawalt Coal Company Rawalt 1945-1946 30,602 [1]
Total Production: 331,072

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, MSHA_1223 4-1-1945 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) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
State archive, MSHA_1223, courtesy of Robert Gibson, IDNR - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production after map date