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Revision as of 11:07, April 11, 2023
Mine Index Number: 0281
| Company Name: | William Neil and Company | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Name: | Neil Mine | ||
| Start Date: | Before 1879 | End Date: | April 1, 1912 |
| Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
| Total acres shown: | 53 The area shown on the accompanying map is smaller than expected for the reported production. Production indicates 75 acres were mined. | ||
| Production Indicated Acres: | General Area of mining acres shown: | ||
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
|---|
| Main shaft (6 x 5.5 ft) | Macoupin | 7N 8W | 14 | NE NW SE |
| Air shaft | Macoupin | 7N 8W | 14 | SE NW SE |
Geology
| Thickness (ft) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
| Herrin | 244-254 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 5.5-6.0 | MRP |
Geological Problems Reported
Some small clay veins, 6 to 10 inches wide, were present near the top of the coal. Gas was present, “in pockets”.
Production
| Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
| William Neil and Company | Neil | pre1879-1882 | 43,750 |
| Bunker Hill Coal Company The mine notes indicate that Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis owned the mine and it was leased to Bunker Hill Coal Company. | Bunker Hill | 1882-1893 | 228,053 |
| William Neil and Company | Neil | 1893-1912 | 120,241 |
| Total Production: 392,044 | |||
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
| Microfilm, document 352550 | 4-1-1912 | 1:2400 | 1:3145 | Final |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness. |
| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Macoupin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
| Mine notes (Macoupin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems. |
| Microfilm map, document 352550, reel 03139, frames 287 & 289 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
![[[:Bunker Hill|Bunker Hill]]](https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/thumbnails/m0281_IL_1116_01_th.jpg)
Photographs