Mine Index 2660   Fetters and Ratcliffe,   Fetters and Ratcliffe Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2660

Company Name: Fetters and Ratcliffe
Mine Name: Fetters and Ratcliffe Mine
Start Date: 1938 End Date: 1939
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
Main slope La Salle 32N 2E 16 SE SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 70 3.0 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Fetters and Ratcliffe Fetters and Ratcliffe 1938-1939 379
Total Production: 379

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated 1:62500 1:24000The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized. Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.

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