Mine Index 6329   William Masters and Son,   Masters Mine

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County: Bureau
Quadrangle: Buda
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Mine Index Number: 6329

Company Name: William Masters and Son
Mine Name: Masters Mine
Start Date: 1898 End Date: 1904
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None [1]
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Bureau 16N 6E 25 SW SE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 25-50 4.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
A. J. Higby Higby 1898-1899 827
W. G. Thomas and Company Thomas 1899-1901 2,694
William Masters and Son Masters 1901-1904 9,949
Total Production: 13,470

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

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Sheffield|Sheffield]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Federal Land Bank Report
Map ID:
Company: Sheffield Mining Company
Mine Name: Sheffield
Caption:
Map Date: 6-1935
Map Status: Secondary source
Image Credit:
Note:
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Photographs

Notes

  1. Production indicates approximately 3 acres were mined.