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Mine Index 3133   Du Quoin Coal Company,   Burnett Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3133

Company Name: Du Quoin Coal Company
Mine Name: Burnett Mine
Start Date: 1942 End Date: 1960
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 12
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Perry 6S 1W 5 SE SW SE
Air shaft Perry 6S 1W 5 SW SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 50-54 6.0-6.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Roy M. Burnett Coal Company Burnett 1942-1949 32,890
Du Quoin Coal Company Burnett 1950-1960 [1] 6,838
Total Production: 39,728

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352137 10-17-1961 1:1200 1:1200 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352137, reel 03138, frame 147 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1953