Mine Index 6439   V. A. Bowns,   Bowns No. 2 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Greene unlocated
County: Greene
Quadrangle: Roodhouse East
County Coal Data: Greene
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 6439

Company Name: V. A. Bowns
Mine Name: Bowns No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1938 End Date: 1940
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Greene 12N 11W 23 SE NE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 7-8 2.5-2.67 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Cummins & Sons Cummins 1938-1938 320
Fred H. Steckel Steckel 1938-1938 351
W. M. Cardwell Cardwell 1939-1939 224
V. A. Bowns Bowns No. 2 1940-1940 119
Total Production: 1,014

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes 1938 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Greene County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Greene County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.

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