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Latest revision as of 11:07, April 17, 2024
Mine Index Number: 0965
Company Name: | Harry and Russell Oxford Construction Company | ||
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Mine Name: | Oxford No. 2 Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1975 | End Date: | November 1976 |
Type of Mine: | Surface | ||
Total acres shown: | 7 | ||
Production Indicated Acres: | 2 | General Area of mining acres shown: | |
The area shown on the accompanying map likely includes areas of disturbed but not mined land as well as areas that may have been mined by other operators. |
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Pit | Williamson | 10S 4E | 29 | SW SW NE |
Pit | Williamson | 10S 4E | 29 | SE SE NW and NE NE SW |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Mt. Rorah | 15-20 | 1.0-3.0 | Surface |
Geological Problems Reported
Remnants of a clay dike were seen in the outcrop. The coal was split by silty shale in some locations that produce two benches. The coal was mined along a stream cut.
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Oxford Construction Company | Oxford No. 1 | 1975-1976 | 10,171 |
Harry and Russell Oxford Construction Company | Oxford No. 2 | 1977-1977 | not reported Idle May 1977; 1977 production (if any) not reported |
Total Production: 10,171 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Mine notes (J. Nelson) | 4-20-1977 | 1:24000 | 1:24000 | Secondary source |
NAIP digital ortho-photo quadrangle | 2015 | 1:6000 | 1:6000 | Secondary source |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness. |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, mine outline, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems. |
National Agriculture Imagery Program map, digital ortho-photo quadrangle map - Mine outline. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs