Mine Index 7667 Schafer Brothers Coal Company, Schafer Mine

Mine Index Number: 7667

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Schafer Brothers Coal Company
Mine Name:	Schafer Mine
Start Date:	1947	End Date:	1947
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	Less than 1	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main slope	Fulton	3N 2E	15	NE NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Uncertain				6.0	Underground

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Schafer Brothers Coal Company (add)	Schafer (add)	1947-1947	216
Total Production: 216

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Mine Inspector’s reports	Undated	1:48000	1:48000	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
Mine Inspector's reports, courtesy of Joe Pelc, IDNR - Mine location, thickness.