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Mine Index 2535   Thomas Lopeman,   Blue Blaze No. 2 Mine

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Accessible description: Mine Location Basic Data
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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET

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

Mine Index Number: 2535

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
Company Name: Thomas Lopeman
Mine Name: Blue Blaze No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1939 End Date: 1944
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Marshall 12N 9E 34

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Seam Depth (ft) Thickness Min Thickness max Thickness Ave. Mining Method
Danville 3.33

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Johnson and Wilkins Johnson and Wilkins 1939-1939 21
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Reed and Meyers Reed and Meyers 1940-1941 290
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Thomas Lopeman Blue Blaze No. 2 1941-1944 588
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Total Production: 899

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine notes undated (text only) 1:24000 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Marshall County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Bibliography
Mine notes (Marshall County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.