Mine Index 2883 John Nelson, Nelson Mine

Mine Index Number: 2883

Company Name:	John Nelson
Mine Name:	Nelson Mine
Start Date:	1931	End Date:	1939
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	3	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

McDonough

5N 4W

3

SE NW SE

Geology

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

Colchester

30

2.0

Underground

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

John S. Nelson (add)	Nelson (add)	1931-1935	4,896

Nelson and Swanson (add)	Nelson and Swanson (add)	1936-1938	1,133

John Nelson (add)	Nelson (add)	1939-1939	98

Total Production: 6,127

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Federal Land Bank Report

3-1936

1:124800

1:124800

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (McDonough County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (McDonough County) - Seam, depth, thickness.

Federal Land Bank Report (McDonough County) - Slope location, mine type, ownership.