Mine Index 2899   Raynor and Lock,   Raynor and Lock Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Macoupin unlocated
County: Macoupin
Quadrangle: Bunker Hill
County Coal Data: Macoupin
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 2899

Company Name: Raynor and Lock
Mine Name: Raynor and Lock Mine
Start Date: 1881 End Date: 1889
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Production Indicated Acres: 7 General Area of mining acres shown: 7

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Macoupin 7N 8W 16 SW SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 150-160 5.0-5.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
P. C. Huggins Huggins 1881-1882 3,756
Matt Carroll Carroll 1882-1883 3,000
Raynor and Lock Raynor and Lock[1] 1883-1889 28,893
Total Production: 35,649

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.M34 i5.1-27 3-20-1934 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
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, mine name.
Wallace, L., 1926, Gillespie-Mt. Olive Folio, USGS Folio 220, 22p - Shaft location.
ISGS map library, 4013.M34 i5.1-27, work map for Federal Land Bank Report - Shaft location, mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/thumbnails/m2899_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: ISGS map library
Map ID: 4013.M34 i5.1-27
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Map Date: 03-20-1934
Map Status: Secondary
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More Info: M2899
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/m2899.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine notes indicate this became Crow Hollow No. 2 Mine in 1892. No production was listed under this name.