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Mine Index 3253   Brookshaw and Company,   Gold Hill 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: 3253

Company Name: Brookshaw and Company
Mine Name: Gold Hill Mine
Start Date: Pre 1881 End Date: 1883
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None[1]
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 shaft Perry 6S 1W 8 NW NE SE
Air shaft Perry 6S 1W 8 NW NE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 35-50 6.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Brookshaw and Company Gold Hil pre1881-1883[2] 31,210
Total Production: 31,210

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
WPA, T6S-R1W 1940 1:12000 1:55096 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
WPA map, T6S-R1W - Shaft locations.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. production indicates approximately 6 acres were mined, in addition to the 2 acres mined before production was reported in 1882.
  2. Production and years of operation before 1882 are not known. The 1882 Coal Report states that 2 acres were mined.