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Latest revision as of 12:05, April 16, 2024
Mine Index Number: 0935
Company Name: | Western Mining, Inc. | ||
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Mine Name: | Western Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1974 | End Date: | 1975 |
Type of Mine: | Surface | ||
Total acres shown: | None | ||
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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Pit | Williamson | 10S 4E | 34 | NE SE |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Mt. Rorah | Surface |
Geological Problems Reported
The coal contained bony lenses, especially near the top of the seam.
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Western Mining, Inc. | Western | 1974-1975 | none reported The name and county of this mine were reported in the 1975 Coal Report (p. 15), and that it opened in August (presumably 1974) and was idled in June, but no production was reported in 1974, 1975, or 1976 in the production tables of the Coal Reports. Production, if any, is not known. |
Total Production: none reported The name and county of this mine were reported in the 1975 Coal Report (p. 15), and that it opened in August (presumably 1974) and was idled in June, but no production was reported in 1974, 1975, or 1976 in the production tables of the Coal Reports. Production, if any, is not known. |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Mine notes (John Nelson) | 8-24-1977 | 1:2880 | 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, tipple / pit location, seam, geologic problems. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs