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==Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)== | ==Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)== |
Revision as of 09:44, December 7, 2021
Mine Index Number: 0423
Company Name: | Cosgrove-Meehan Coal Company | ||
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Mine Name: | y, Cosgrove-Meehan No. 3 Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1920 | End Date: | February 1933 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | 655 | ||
Acres after map date: | General Area of mining acres shown: | ||
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Main Shaft | Williamson | 9S 4E | 6 | SE SE NE |
Air Shaft | Williamson | 9S 4E | 6 | SE SE NE |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Herrin | 240-250 | --- | --- | 6.0-6.5 |
Geological Problems Reported
The roof was light gray shale. The coal seam undulated, but no information was given on effects to the coal thickness. The top coal was bony and very hard. The coal contained some calcite and pyrite fracture filling.
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Sanford Coal Company | Sanford | 1920-1922 | 263,278 |
Cosgrove-Meehan Coal Company | Cosgrove-Meehan No. 3 | 1922-1930 | 2,463,588 |
Cosgrove-Meehan Coal Company | Cosgrove-Meehan No. 3 | 1930-1933 | 623,852 Production after map date. |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Microfilm, document 353045 | 1-1-1930 | 1:2400 | 1:1122 | Not final The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the reported production. This suggest that the mine outline is complete. |
Company | 5-15-1987 | 1:24000 | 1:24000 | Secondary source |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation. |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems. |
Microfilm map, document 353045, reel 03141, frame 229 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method. |
Company map, Coal Section files (active mines), map of Orient No. 4 Mine (index 688) - Mine outline (western part). |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs