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Mine Index 5795   George Steele,   Steele Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated.jpg Unlocated Mines In: La Salle unlocated
County: La Salle
Quadrangle: Ottawa
Starved Rock
County Coal Data: La Salle
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: Yes
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 5795

Company Name: George Steele
Mine Name: Steele Mine
Start Date: 1904 End Date: 1912
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:
This Mine is unlocated and does not appear on the map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift La Salle

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 55-90 2.33-2.83 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
George Steele Steele 1904-1907 595
Steele & Johnson Steele & Johnson 1907-1908 1,336
George Steele Steele 1908-1912 1,715
Total Production: 3,646

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes