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Mine Index 6324   Mapes Coal Company,   Mapes Mine

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Accessible description: Mine Location Basic Data
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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

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
Company Name: Mapes Coal Company
Mine Name: Mapes Mine
Start Date: 1930 End Date: 1934
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None [1]
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 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
Seam Depth (ft) Thickness Min Thickness max Thickness Ave. Mining Method
Herrin RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

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

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
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)

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

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Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production indicates approximately 3 acres were mined.