Mine Index 6328   Billbenne Coal Company,   Bilbenne Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 6328

Company Name: Billbenne Coal Company
Mine Name: Bilbenne Mine
Start Date: 1860 End Date: 1870
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft Bureau 16N 7E 25 SE NW SW [1]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 60-115 4.5 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Bilbenne Coal Company Bilbenne circa 1860-1870 Unknown

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
ISGS field notes (G. H. Cady) 1931 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source
ISGS field notes (L. C. McCabe) 6-17-1931 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

ISGS field notes (Bureau County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness.
Federal Land Bank Report (Bureau County) - General mine location and outline, seam, depth, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Bilbenne|Bilbenne]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Federal Land Bank Report
Map ID:
Company: Bilbenne Coal Company
Mine Name: Bilbenne
Caption:
Map Date: 6-1935
Map Status: Secondary source
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M6328 geo
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/bureau/m6328 geo.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. The field notes indicate the mine extended north almost to the railroad and that the mine closed because the railroad would not permit undermining.