Mine Index 3217   Samuel Stevenson Coal Company,   Stevenson Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3217

Company Name: Samuel Stevenson Coal Company
Mine Name: Stevenson Mine
Start Date: 1929 End Date: 1941
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 3
Acres after map date: 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft [1] Randolph 5S 6W 26 NE NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 33-39 4.5-5.0 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Samuel Stevenson Coal Company Stevenson 1929-1937 [2] 9,137
Samuel Stevenson Coal Company Stevenson 1936-1937 1,500 [3]
G. and B. Coal Company G. and B. 1937-1937 450 [4]
Barton and Gabriel Barton and Gabriel 1937-1938 384 [5]
Home Fire Coal Company Home Fire 1938-1938 695 [6]
Samuel Stevenson Coal Company Stevenson 1939-1941 637 [7]
Total Production: 12,803

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, IL_1027 12-15-1936 1:1200 1:1200 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Randolph County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Randolph County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
State archive, IL_1027, courtesy Robert Gibson, IDNR - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. The location of an air shaft was not apparent on the source map.
  2. Production was not reported from 1931 to 1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.
  3. Production after map date
  4. Production after map date
  5. Production after map date
  6. Production after map date
  7. Production after map date