Mine Index 2888   William Whalen,   Whalen 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: 2888

Company Name: William Whalen
Mine Name: Whalen Mine
Start Date: 1934 End Date: 1940
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 1 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 15 SW NW NW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William Whalen and Fred Flack Whalen and Flack 1934-1936 670
William Whalen Whalen 1937-1940 1,355
Total Production: 2,025

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) - Mine type, slope location, seam.
Federal Land Bank Report (McDonough County) - Slope location, ownership.

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