Mine Index 5255   Robert Gooden Coal Company,   Gooden Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 5255

Company Name: Robert Gooden Coal Company
Mine Name: Gooden Mine
Start Date: 1906 End Date: 1926
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 41
Production Indicated Acres: 5 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Fulton 8N 4E 2 NW SE SW
Air shaft Fulton 8N 4E 2 NW SE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 125-130 4.0-5.0 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
George Westerby Westerby 1906-1912 53,323
Westerby Brothers and Gooden Westerby and Gooden 1912-1921 110,523
Robert Gooden Coal Company Gooden 1921-1922 4,112
Robert Gooden Coal Company Gooden 1922-1926 19,291 [1]
Total Production: 187,249

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, IL_417 10-12-1922 1:2400 1:2400 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
State archive, IL_417, courtesy of Robert Gibson, IDNR - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production after map date