Mine Index 6258   William Robinson,   Robinson Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 6258

Company Name: William Robinson
Mine Name: Robinson Mine
Start Date: 1873 End Date: 1914
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 12
Production Indicated Acres: 9 General Area of mining acres shown: 12

The outline shown is a general area of mining.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Drift McDonough 6N 3W 32 NE SW SE
Shaft McDonough 6N 3W 32 SW NW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 25-60 2.17-2.83 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William H. Robinson Robinson 1873-1914 [1] 21,069
Total Production: 21,069

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
Atlas of McDonough County, Illinois 1873 1:48000 1:48000 Secondary

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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Notes

  1. Production before June 1881 is unknown. This mine was shown on the 1873 Atlas of McDonough County.