Mine Index 2728   Samuel Simpkins,   Simpkins Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Livingston unlocated
County: Livingston
Quadrangle: Streator South
County Coal Data: Livingston
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2728

Company Name: Samuel Simpkins
Mine Name: Simpkins Mine
Start Date: 1891 End Date: February 1893
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 15
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Livingston 30N 3E 2 SE SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 55 4.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Samuel Simpkins Simpkins 1891-1893 56,000
Total Production: 56,000

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, mines07e.tif Undated 1:1200 1:2800 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Livingston County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Livingston County) - Shaft location, seam.
Microfilm map, Coal Section files, mines07e.tif - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.

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Mine Images

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