Mine Index 4961   James Grindle,   Grindle Map

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

Mine Index Number: 4961

Company Name: James Grindle
Mine Name: Grindle Map
Start Date: 1914 End Date: 1942
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 3 General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. The mine is not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining by Bryant Mine (mine index 927).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Fulton 6N 3E 22 SW SW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 60 4.5-5.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
James Grindle Grindle 1914-1942 12,475 [1]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (H. R. Wanless) 7-5-1927 (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS field notes (Fulton County) - Slope location, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production was not listed in the 1922 Coal Report for mines producing less than 10,000 tons or in the 1930 to 1933 Coal Reports for production less than 1,000 tons per year.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.