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===Production Notes=== | ===Production Notes=== |
Latest revision as of 15:46, April 11, 2022
Mine Index Number: 0088
Company Name: | Willis Coal and Mining Company | ||
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Mine Name: | Willis No. 1 Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1895 | End Date: | February 1923 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | 836The boundary between Willis No. 1 Mine and Willis No. 8 Mine (mine index 7271) could not be determined. The area mined by both is 1,273 acres. | ||
Acres after map date: | General Area of mining acres shown: | ||
The easternmost portions of the mine were later stripped by the Captain Mine (mine index 873). |
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Main shaft | Perry | 6S 4W | 30 | NE NW NW |
Air shaft | Perry | 6S 4W | 30 | NW NW NW |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Herrin | 59-67 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 6.0 | RPPHatching on the source map probably indicates pulled pillars and high extraction retreat mining. |
Geological Problems Reported
The roof was composed of white top lenses up to 6 feet thick, with black shale above, topped by up to 5 feet of limestone. The white top commonly had rolls cutting into the coal for some distance. The coal had sulfur lenses, and charcoal and clay bands.
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Willis Coal and Mining Company | Willis No. 1 | 1895-1923 | 4,786,196 |
Total Production: 4,786,196 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Microfilm, document 352131 | 4-1934 | 1-2400 | 1:4468 | Final |
Microfilm, document 352103 | 1-1924 | 1:2400 | 1:3972 | Final |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation. |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems. |
Microfilm map, document 352131, reel 03138, frames 139, 140 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method. |
Microfilm map, document 352103, reel 03138, frames 88-91 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs