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Mine Index 2689   August Engelbrecht,   Engelbrecht Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2689

Company Name: August Engelbrecht
Mine Name: Engelbrecht Mine
Start Date: 1925 End Date: 1935
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
Mine La Salle 33N 3E 9 SW SW SW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
August Engelbrecht Engelbrecht 1925-1935[1] 480
Total Production: 480

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 1:24000[2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production was not reported 1930-1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.