Mine Index 3466   W. M. Slimp,   Slimp Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3466

Company Name: W. M. Slimp
Mine Name: Slimp Mine
Start Date: 1936 End Date: 1936
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Historical plats indicate Frank Strech owned the surface, and the Slimp Mine may have re-opened a B. F. Strech or Frank Strech mine that operated much earlier (see the unlocated mines). In that case, as much as 60 acres may have been mined in the vicinity of the Slimp Mine.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Shelby 11N 3E 34 SE SW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Shelbyville 22 1.67-2.83 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William M. Slimp [1] Slimp 1936-1936 50
Total Production: 50

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (M. E. Hopkins) 6-1-1966 (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source
ISGS field notes (S. E. Ekblaw) 10-8-1931 (text only) 1:24000 [3] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Shelby County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, seam.
ISGS field notes (Shelby County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness, mine name.
Mine notes (Shelby County) - Shaft location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. According to the field notes, the mine may also have been operated by B. F. Strich before 1931. Strich is probably an alternate spelling for Strech (see the unlocated mines).
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.
  3. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.