Mine Index 4955   Jesse Purcell,   Purcell Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Gallatin unlocated
County: Gallatin
Quadrangle: Equality
County Coal Data: Gallatin
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 4955

Company Name: Jesse Purcell
Mine Name: Purcell Mine
Start Date: 1889 End Date: 1890
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 drift Gallatin 9S 8E 16 SW NW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 4.17

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Jesse Purcell Purcell 1889-1890 320
Total Production: 320

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4107 d5.1-209 1927 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 (Gallatin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS field notes (Gallatin County) - Mine type, drift location, seam.
ISGS map library, 4107 d5.1-209, map of G. H. Cady field notes - Mine type, drift location, seam.
ISGS Bulletin 8, Plate 9 - Thickness.

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