Mine Index 3900   Briar Hill Coal Company,   Briar Hill Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3900

Company Name: Briar Hill Coal Company
Mine Name: Briar Hill Mine
Start Date: 1933 End Date: 1940
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 10
Production Indicated Acres: 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 21 NE SW NW
Air shaft Wabash 2S 13W 21 NE SW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Friendsville 60 3.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Briar Hill Coal Company Briar Hill 1933-1936 20,680
W. V. Brown Briar Hill 1937-1938 8,086
Briar Hill Coal Company Briar Hill 1939-1939 2,004
Briar Hill Coal Company Briar Hill 1939-1939 2,730 [1]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 353026 5-1939 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 (Wabash County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Wabash County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 353026, reel 03141, frame 195 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Notes

  1. Production after map date