Mine Index 2454   William Campbel,   Campbell Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Jackson unlocated
County: Jackson
Quadrangle: Ava
County Coal Data: Jackson
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 2454

Company Name: William Campbel
Mine Name: Campbell Mine
Start Date: 1885 End Date: 1927
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 3
Acres after map date: 2 General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. This mine is not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining by Creek Paum Mine (mine index 1023).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Jackson 7S 3W 2 SW SW SE
Air shaft Jackson 7S 3W 2 SE SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Murphysboro 12 3.0 3.75 3.5 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

The seam was a uniform, high-grade coal, with little or no visible pyrite.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William Campbell Campbell 1885-1898 Idle 1887 and 1896-1898 3,714
John Campbell Campbell 1898-1903 1,980
William Campbell Campbell 1903-1927 Produced less than 10,000 tons in 1922 and was not reported; idle 1924 11,041
Total Production: 16,735

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352489 Undated 1:1200 1:1324 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, slope location, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
Microfilm map, document 352489, reel 03139, frame 180 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

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