Mine Index 5867   Jesse French,   French Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Peoria unlocated
County: Peoria
Quadrangle: Oak Hill
County Coal Data: Peoria
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 5867

Company Name: Jesse French
Mine Name: French Mine
Start Date: 1934 End Date: 1935
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 1
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

The acres mined after the map date are not known, as are the years and reporting name at the time the mine map was produced.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Drift or slope Peoria 9N 6E 15 NW SE SW
Air shaft Peoria 9N 6E 15 NW SE SW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Jesse French French 1934-1935 300
Total Production: 300

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352277 4-2-1938 1:600 1:497 Not final [1]

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 352277, reel 03138, frame 343 - Drift & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The map date is 1938 while production was reported only in 1934 and 1935. It is possible that someone else operated the mine after Jesse French’s reported production. (See the unlocated mines)