Mine Index 2306   O. L. Ferguson,   Ferguson Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Greene unlocated
County: Greene
Quadrangle: Roodhouse East
County Coal Data: Greene
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2306

Company Name: O. L. Ferguson
Mine Name: Ferguson Mine
Start Date: 1935 End Date: 1939
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Greene 12N 10W 19 NW SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 5-21 2.4 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
O. L. Ferguson Ferguson 1935-1939 [1] 1,180
Total Production: 1,180

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (J. R. Van Pelt, Jr.) 1941 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Greene County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Greene County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
ISGS field notes (Greene County) - Mine location, depth, thickness.

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Notes

  1. Idle 1936 & 1937. According to 7-28-1927 field notes by J. R. Van Pelt, O. L. Ferguson was operating a mine in 1927 at SW SE NW 19-T12N-R10W. No production was reported for a Ferguson Mine from 1926 to 1929 in the Coal Reports.