Mine Name and YSU Mine NumberSHEPHERD, SHEPARDCOLU000021

TownshipsUNITYMIDDLETON...Quadrangle 001EAST PALESTINE

LotsSECS. 35,36SECS. 1,2Quadrangle 002

County, StateColumbianaOhioSDP17 423,200 2,543,400

DOM Map NumberCA-17Seam Elevation1070' (TOPO)

OGS Mine NumberSeam Thickness2'4"-2'6"

USBM Document Number321442Cover Thickness90' MAX

Mine Type and Commodity MinedDRIFTCOALDrain LevelABOVE

Seam Code 001MIDDLE KITTANNING, MIDDLE KITTANNING (NO. Hazard PotentialLOW

Seam Code 002BIG VEIN, BLACK BAND, BLACK VEIN, BLUE ROCK, MappedYes

Date Opened1896Date Closed1896LocatedYes

Operator 001PROSPECT COAL CO.Operator 001 Date Opened1874

Operator 001 Date Closed1877

Operator 002JAMES SUTHERINOperator 002 Date Opened1881

Operator 002 Date Closed1883

Operator 003PROSPECT HILL COAL CO.Operator 003 Date Opened1884

Operator 003 Date Closed1885

Operator 004SUTHERIN COAL CO.Operator 004 Date Opened1886

Operator 004 Date Closed1886

Operator 005PROSPECT HILL COAL CO.Operator 005 Date Opened1887

Operator 005 Date Closed1889

Operator 006...Operator 006 Date Opened

Operator 006 Date Closed

Operator 007...Operator 007 Date Opened

Operator 007 Date Closed

Operator 008...Operator 008 Date Opened

Operator 008 Date Closed

RemarksAt a former time mined the Mahoning. Mine map [1] shows: 3 drift openings,one of which is in a

higher coal; 1 air shaft; rooms 25'-35' wide. This mine may have been partially excavated by strip

mine.

Last Update:Monday, May 31, 1999
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