Mine Index 4239 Binkley Coal Company, Binkley No. 8 Mine

Mine Index Number: 4239

Company Name:	Binkley Coal Company
Mine Name:	Binkley No. 8 Mine
Start Date:	1919	End Date:	1935
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,433
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Vigo (Indiana)

14N 10W

15

SE NE SE

Air shaft

Vigo (Indiana)

14N 10W

15

SE NE SE

Geology

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

Seelyville

341

6.33

Underground

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Binkley Coal Company (add)	Binkley No. 8 (add)	1919-1935 See Indiana Geological Survey for coal production data	Unknown See Indiana Geological Survey for coal production data

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 343039

6-15-1935

1:2400

1:2400

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Indiana Coal Mine Information System - Mine names, ownership, years of operation.

Microfilm map, document 343039, courtesy of Indiana Geological Survey - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.