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==Mine Notes== | ==Mine Notes== |
Latest revision as of 14:29, June 30, 2023
Mine Index Number: 4119
Company Name: | Big Three Coal Company | ||
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Mine Name: | Big Three No. 2 Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1957 | End Date: | October 1962 |
Type of Mine: | Surface | ||
Total acres shown: | None | ||
Production Indicated Acres: | 12 | General Area of mining acres shown: | |
The mine location is in a much larger pit that was probably enlarged by later operators. |
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Tipple / pit | Williamson | 9S 4E | 30 | NW NE |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Herrin | 20-50 | 4.33-5.75 | Surface |
Springfield | Surface |
Geological Problems Reported
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Wyvan Coal Company | Wyvan No. 2 | 1957-1957 | not reported The production was probably reported under New Crab Orchard Coal Company. |
New Crab Orchard Coal Company | New Crab Orchard | 1957-1958 | 44,879 |
F. and G. Coal Company | F. and G. | 1958-1958 | 3,635 |
Big Three Coal Company | Big Three Coal No. 2 | 1959-1962 | 40,216 |
Total Production: 88,730 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Mine notes | Undated | (text only) | 1:24000 Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS quadrangle and digitized. | Secondary source |
USGS topographic map | 1965, PR 1990 | 1:24000 | 1:24000 | Secondary source |
Department of Mines & Minerals | Undated | Secondary source |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness. |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, mine location. |
USGS topographic map, Crab Orchard Quadrangle, 1965, photorevised 1990 - Mine outline. |
Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a-02-13, 7a-02-14 & 7a-02-15, aerial photographic base with surface mines identified - Mine outline. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs