Mine Index 7451   John Minto,   Minto Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Shelby unlocated
County: Shelby
Quadrangle: Tower Hill
County Coal Data: Shelby
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 7451

Company Name: John Minto
Mine Name: Minto Mine
Start Date: 1875 End Date: 1888
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 3 General Area of mining acres shown:

A general area of mining along the bluffs of Robinson Creek have been added to the accompanying map to account for the mining that took place before 1875.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift and shaft Shelby 11N 3E 17 E ½ SE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Shelbyville 40-90 2.17-2.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
John Minto Minto 1875-1888 [1] 5,847 [2]
Total Production: 5,847 [2]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Worthen et al. 1875 (text only) 1:24000 [3] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Shelby County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Worthen et al., 1875, Volume VI, Geology & Paleontology, page 169 - Mine location.

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Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production before July 1881 is not known. The mine was noted in the 1875 Worthen report, but the mine may haveoperated some years before the field work described the coal at that location.
  2. Production before July 1881 is not known. The mine was noted in the 1875 Worthen report, but the mine may haveoperated some years before the field work described the coal at that location.
  3. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.