Mine Index 2367   H. Burrell and W. Telfer,   Burrell and Telfer Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Grundy unlocated
County: Grundy
Quadrangle: Morris
County Coal Data: Grundy
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2367

Company Name: H. Burrell and W. Telfer
Mine Name: Burrell and Telfer Mine
Start Date: 1881 End Date: 1882
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: 6 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 NE SW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 40 3.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
H. Burrell and W. Telfer Burrell and Telfer 1881-1882 [1] 16,967
Total Production: 16,967

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS composite, Area 1 8-1950 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 (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS composite map, 1950 mined-out area map, Area 1 - Mine location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. The mine was abandoned in 1884 because of an unsafe boiler and other machinery would have required imprudent investment.