Mine Index 2364   John Buck,   Buck Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Grundy unlocated
County: Grundy
Quadrangle: Morris
County Coal Data: Grundy
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2364

Company Name: John Buck
Mine Name: Buck Mine
Start Date: 1878 End Date: 1891
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None [1]
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 Grundy 33N 7E 4 SW SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 20-38 2.5-3.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
John Buck Buck 1878-1891 9,355
Total Production: 9,355

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 1-1934 1:84480 1:84480 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Grundy County) - Mine type, shaft location.
Federal Land Bank Report (Grundy County) - Mine location.
ISGS field notes - Mining extent (general).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production indicates approximately 4 acres were mined, but ISGS field notes indicate that there were multiple entries, and that coal was taken from about 30 acres around a nearby house and clay pit.