Mine Index 2898 Ed A. Bauser Coal Company, Bauser Mine

Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	Macoupin unlocated
	County:	Macoupin
	Quadrangle:	Bunker Hill
	County Coal Data:	Macoupin
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2898

The outline shown on the accompanying map is smaller than expected for the reported production. Production indicates approximately 40 acres were mined. A general area of mining has been added to the accompanying map to illustrate the approximate size of the mined area.
Company Name:	Ed A. Bauser Coal Company
Mine Name:	Bauser Mine
Start Date:	1904	End Date:	1940
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	14
Production Indicated Acres:	40	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Macoupin

7N 8W

13

NE SE SW

Air shaft

Macoupin

7N 8W

13

NE SE SW

Geology

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

Herrin

240-245

5.0-6.0

RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Bauser and Truesdale (add)	Bauser and Truesdale (add)	1904-1911	24,357

Ed A. Bauser (add)	Bauser (add)	1911-1936	159,287

Gatschenburger and Voges (add)	Gatschenburger and Voges (add)	1937-1938	3,522

unknown (add)	Bauser (add)	1938-1939	5,591

Ed A. Bauser Coal Company (add)	Bauser (add)	1939-1940	2,420


Total Production: 195,177

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Microfilm, document 352540

4-27-1940

1:1200

1:1738

Final ^[1]

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Macoupin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 352540, reel 03139, frame 271 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Microfilm
	Map ID:	352540
	Company:	Ed A. Bauser
	Mine Name:	Bauser
	Caption:
	Map Date:	04-27-1940
	Map Status:	Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M2898
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/m2898.zip

Photographs

Notes

↑ The map date is final, but the map must be incomplete because the mine outline is much too small for the reported production. The outline shown on the accompanying map is coded final because the portion of the source map that is missing old workings is not clear.

[1] The map date is final, but the map must be incomplete because the mine outline is much too small for the reported production. The outline shown on the accompanying map is coded final because the portion of the source map that is missing old workings is not clear.

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