Mine Index 3903   John Forcum,   Forcum 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: 3903

Company Name: John Forcum
Mine Name: Forcum Mine
Start Date: 1938 End Date: 1943
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 4 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Shelby 10N 4E 33 SW NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Shelbyville 35 1.83 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

The field notes indicate a subsidence event (“caved”) over this mine.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Miller and Brown Miller and Brown 1938-1939 1,160
John Forcum Forcum 1939-1943 5,430
Total Production: 6,590

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (F. E. Williams) 8-1949 (text only) 1:24000 [1] 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.
Mine notes (Shelby County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness.
ISGS field notes (Shelby County) - Shaft location, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.