Mine Index 7178   Lea Brothers and Lamborn,   Lea and Lamborn Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 7178

Company Name: Lea Brothers and Lamborn
Mine Name: Lea and Lamborn Mine
Start Date: 1927 End Date: 1936
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 20 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Tazewell 25N 4W 4 NW NW NW (irregular section)

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 90 4.33 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Lea Brothers Lea 1927-1930 28,498
Lea Brothers and Lamborn Lea and Lamborn 1931-1936 52,827
Total Production: 81,325

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (T. B. Root) 9-21-1931 (text only) 1:24000[1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.