Mine Index 7346   Biby Coal Company,   Biby Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 7346

Company Name: Biby Coal Company
Mine Name: Biby Mine
Start Date: 1922 End Date: 1930
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 drift Perry 5S 3W 24 NE SW SE

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Biby Coal Company Biby 1922-1930 23,719
Total Production: 23,719

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4107 C3-28, sheet 2 Undated 1:29,832 1:29,832 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine name.
ISGS field notes (Perry County) - Mine type, seam.
ISGS map library, 4107 C3-28, sheet 2, map of plane table survey sites by W. B. Roe - Mine location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production indicates approximately 5 acres were mined.