Mine Index 2883   John Nelson,   Nelson Mine

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

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
John S. Nelson Nelson 1931-1935 4,896
Nelson and Swanson Nelson and Swanson 1936-1938 1,133
John Nelson Nelson 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.

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Mine Images

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