Mine Index 3898 H. Elkins, Sunshine Mine

Mine Index Number: 3898

Company Name:	H. Elkins
Mine Name:	Sunshine Mine
Start Date:	1936	End Date:	1938
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:	Less than 1	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Wabash

2S 13W

20

SW NE SE

Geology

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

Friendsville

28

3.0-4.0

Underground

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

H. Elkins (add)	Sunshine (add)	1936-1938	1,200
Total Production: 1,200

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS map library, 4107 d5-77

10-1942

1:62500

1:62500

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Wabash County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Wabash County) - Mine type, shaft location, mine name.

ISGS field notes (Wabash County) - Mine location, operator name, depth, thickness.

ISGS map library, 4107 d5-77, work map of J. M. Schopf - Shaft location.