Mine Index 6464 Babington and Kear, Babington and Kear Mine

Mine Index Number: 6464

Company Name:	Babington and Kear
Mine Name:	Babington and Kear Mine
Start Date:	1925	End Date:	1935
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	3
Production Indicated Acres:	Less than 1 was mined after the map date.	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Hoist shaft

Marshall

12N 9E

2

NE NE NE

Shaft

Marshall

12N 9E

2

NE NE NE

Geology

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

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

William Babington (add)	Babington (add)	1925-1925	482

Babington Brothers (add)	Babington (add)	1926-1926	363

B. Babington (add)	Babington (add)	1927-1927	832

Babington and Kear (add)	Babington and Kear (add)	1929-1934	2,507 Production not reported 1930-1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year; production higher than shown.

Babington and Kear (add)	Babington and Kear (add)	1934-1935	720 Production after map date

Total Production: 4,904

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352304

5-21-1934

1:1200

1:1200

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Marshall County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Microfilm ,ap, document 352304, reel 03138, frame 379 - Mine location, mine outline, mining method.