Mine Index 6214   James Roberts,   Roberts Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: McDonough unlocated
County: McDonough
Quadrangle: Colchester
County Coal Data: McDonough
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 6214

Company Name: James Roberts
Mine Name: Roberts Mine
Start Date: 1883 End Date: 1890
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift McDonough 5N 3W 18 SW SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 50 2.33-2.5 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
James Roberts Roberts 1883-1890 [1] 2,270
Total Production: 2,270

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 3-1936 1:124800 1:124800 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (McDonough County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Federal Land Bank Report (McDonough County) - Drift location, ownership.

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Notes

  1. Idle 1885.