Mine Index 6324   Mapes Coal Company,   Mapes Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 6324

Company Name: Mapes Coal Company
Mine Name: Mapes Mine
Start Date: 1930 End Date: 1934
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None Production indicates approximately 3 acres were mined.
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. . Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining by Midland Mine (mine index 681).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft Bureau 16N 6E 22 SE SW SW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Mapes and Lingwall Mapes and Lingwall 1930-1930 5,675
Abner Mapes Mapes 1931-1931 1,324
Mapes and Gorey Mapes and Gorey 1932-1932 1,378
Mapes Coal Company Mapes 1933-1934 5,400
Total Production: 13,777

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 6-1935 1:126720 1:126720 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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