Mine Index 2205   Pschirrer and Son Coal Company,   Pschirrer No. 1 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: 2205

Company Name: Pschirrer and Son Coal Company
Mine Name: Pschirrer No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1924 End Date: April 1936
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 86
Acres after map date: 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 36 NE NE NW
Air shaft Fulton 7N 4E 36 NE NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 80 4.67 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The mine map indicated that bad top was found along the western side of the mine and just south of the railroad track, as well as along a fault in the south-central part of the mine.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Pschirrer and Son Coal Company Pschirrer 1924-1925 8,658
Charles Pschirrer Pschirrer 1925-1925 6,000
Pschirrer and Son Coal Company Pschirrer No. 1 1926-1936 [1] 297,546
Total Production: 312,204

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, MSHA_1208 5-16-1936 1:2400 1:2400 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Seam, depth, thickness.
State archive, MSHA_1208, courtesy of Robert Gibson, IDNR - Shaft locations, mine outline, depth, mining method, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1933