Mine Index 3305   Burton Coal Company,   Burton Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3305

Company Name: Burton Coal Company
Mine Name: Burton Mine
Start Date: 1925 End Date: 1950
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 slope Saline 9S 7E 23 SE SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
J. R. Reynolds Reynolds 1925-1938[2] 2,828[3]
Idle 1939-1946
Stricklin-Gibbs Corporation Stricklin-Gibbs 1947-1947 1,671
Robert Stricklin Stricklin 1948-1948 2,359
Clyde Butler Coal Company Butler 1949-1949 1,142
Burton Coal Company Burton 1950-1950 400
Total Production: 8,400

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 1-12-1934 1:90514 1:90514 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Federal Land Bank Report (Saline County) - Slope location, general area of mining.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production indicates approximately 2 acres were mined.
  2. Idle 1936
  3. Production was not reported 1930-1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.