Mine Index 4173   Joe DuFour,   DuFour Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 4173

Company Name: Joe DuFour
Mine Name: DuFour Mine
Start Date: 1926 End Date: 1936
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining by Elm No. 2 Mine (mine index 706).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Fulton 8N 3E 27 NW SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 4.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Joe DuFour DuFour 1926-1936 2,687 [1]
Total Production: 2,687 [1]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, drift location.
Mine Inspector's reports, courtesy of Joe Pelc, IDNR - Mine type, drift location, thickness, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production was not reported from 1930 to 1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.ate