Mine Index 2310   Jesse Hopper,   Hopper Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
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: 2310

Company Name: Jesse Hopper
Mine Name: Hopper Mine
Start Date: 1925 End Date: 1940
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 2 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Greene 12N 11W 12 SW SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 8 2.5 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Roy Hopper Hopper 1925-1933 [1] 3,180
Frank Hopper Hopper 1934-1934 464
Jesse Hopper Hopper 1935-1940 [2] 463
Total Production: 4,107

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes 1938 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, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.

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Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production was not listed in the Coal Reports from 1930 through 1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.
  2. Idle 1936 & 1937