Mine Index 7169   William Boon,   Boon Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 7169

Company Name: William Boon
Mine Name: Boon Mine
Start Date: 1810 End Date: 1812
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Drift Jackson 9S 2W 4 SE SE SE

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William Boon Boon 1810-1812 Unknown [1]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Jackson County Historical Society 5-2008 (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Jackson County Historical Society, personal communication - Drift location.
Wright, John W. D., 1983, Formation and Early Settlement, Murphysboro, Illinois, Jackson County Historical Society, 126p. - Years of operation.

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Notes

  1. Production for mines operating before 1882 is not known. Wright’s research indicated that Boon made seven trips to New Orleans between 1810 and 1812.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.