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Mine Index 2785   Meyers Coal Company,   Meyers Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2785

Company Name: Meyers Coal Company
Mine Name: Meyers Mine
Start Date: 1878 End Date: 1887
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 19
Acres after map date: 7 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Madison 5N 9W 1 SE SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 61 4.5-5.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Mrs. Meyer Meyer 1878-1879 2,400
Michael Myers Myers 1881-1885 20,414
P. Meyers Meyers 1885-1887 6,730
Total Production: 29,544

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 6-1934 1:126720 1:126720 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Madison County) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Federal Land Bank Report (Madison County) - Shaft location, general area of mining.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes