Mine Index 2317   Vernie A. Bowns,   Bowns No. 2 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: 2317

Company Name: Vernie A. Bowns
Mine Name: Bowns No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1931 End Date: 1941
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 9 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Greene 12N 11W 23 SW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 80 2.5 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
W. H. Allen Allen 1931-1931 1,120
V. A. Bowns Bowns No. 1 1932-1932 9,838
W. H. Allen Allen 1933-1940 8,642
Charles H. Lawson Lawson 1940-1940 43
Vernie A. Bowns Bowns No. 2 1940-1941 81
Total Production: 19,724

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes 1936 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, drift location, depth, thickness.

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