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Mine Index 3129   Barwell Coal Company,   Barwell Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3129

Company Name: Barwell Coal Company
Mine Name: Barwell Mine
Start Date: Pre 1881 End Date: 1901
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown: 181 [1]

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Perry 5S 4W 35 SE SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 71-110 6.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Barwell and Carter Galum pre1881-1882 [2] 5,328 [3]
Carter and Barwell Galum 1882-1889 59,214
Barwell Coal Company Barwell 1889-1891 23,751
Bryden Coal and Coke Company Barwell 1891-1893 10,864
Barwell Coal Company Barwell 1893-1894 1,200
Brown and Barwell Brown and Barwell 1894-1899 119,340
Barwell Coal Company Barwell 1899-1901 9,450
Total Production: 229,147

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 10-1937 1:126720 1:126720 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Perry County) - Shaft location, seam.
Federal Land Bank Report (Perry County) - Shaft location, mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production indicates approximately 42 acres were mined.
  2. Production and years of operation before 1882 are not known. The 1882 Coal Report indicates 9 acres were mined.
  3. Production and years of operation before 1882 are not known. The 1882 Coal Report indicates 9 acres were mined.