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Mine Index 2788   Cooper and Wolf,   Cooper and Wolf 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: 2788

Company Name: Cooper and Wolf
Mine Name: Cooper and Wolf Mine
Start Date: 1901 End Date: 1925
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 30
Production Indicated Acres: 4 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 NE NE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 65-71 4.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
John Spencer Spencer 1901-1908 4,821
Wolf Brothers Wolf Brothers 1908-1909 900
W. C. Arbuthnot Arbuthnot 1920-1920 [1] 40
Arbuthnot and Cooper Arbuthnot and Cooper 1920-1924 [2] 8,400
Cooper and Arhustmate Cooper and Arhustmate 1924-1925 1,771
Cooper and Wolf Cooper and Wolf 1925-1925 665
Total Production: 16,597

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352350 4-13-1935 1:1200 1:2483 Secondary source
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, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352350 , reel 03138, frame 458, map of Carlin Coal & Mining Company (mine index 0627) - Shaft location.
Federal Land Bank Report (Madison County) - General area of mining.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Not operated, or reported under an unknown name, 1910-1919
  2. Production not reported 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons; idle 1924