Mine Index 7806 M. A. Beers, Beers Mine

Mine Index Number: 7806

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	M. A. Beers
Mine Name:	Beers Mine
Start Date:	1898	End Date:	1925
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	16	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	Mercer	15N 1W	20	NW SE NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Rock Island	7-20		3.5	2.0	RP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was a good limestone cap rock with no clod, but the top coal stuck to the roof and was difficult to get down. A few rolls were present in the coal.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Milton A. Beers (add)	Beers (add)	1898-1910	8,810

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Andrew W. Wahlberg (add)	Wahlberg (add)	1910-1913	1,440

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
M. A. Beers (add)	Beers (add)	1913-1925	18,137

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 28,387

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
ISGS field notes (H. E. Culver)	9-15-1923	1:62500	1:62500	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

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

Bibliography
ISGS field notes (Mercer County) - Slope location, thickness, geologic problems.