Mine Index 5537 J. K. Telfer, Telfer Mine

Mine Index Number: 5537

Company Name:	J. K. Telfer
Mine Name:	Telfer Mine
Start Date:	1903	End Date:	1907
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	4	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Grundy

33N 7E

4

NE NE SE The plat books show an area 500 feet to the west that is labeled “J. K. Telfer Coal” that may be the location of this mine. The location shown is the more likely location for the mine. The western location was probably used for coal sales.

Geology

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

Colchester

33-51

2.75-3.0

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

J. K. Telfer (add)	Telfer (add)	1903-1907	10,824
Total Production: 10,824

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Standard Atlas of Grundy County

1909

1:4200

1:4200

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method, seam, depth, thickness.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Standard Atlas of Grundy County, 1909 - Mine location.