Mine Index 0322 Southern Illinois Coal and Coke Company, Oak Ridge Mine

Mine Index Number: 0322

Company Name:	Southern Illinois Coal and Coke Company
Mine Name:	Oak Ridge Mine
Start Date:	1905	End Date:	March 1914
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	170
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Williamson

8S 2E

23

SE SE SW

Air shaft

Williamson

8S 2E

23

SW SW SE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Herrin

133-142

9.0-11.75

RPP

Springfield

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Four faults were observed, with a maximum displacement of 28 feet. The underclay was 6 to 7 feet thick, but no information was available on whether this caused difficulties in mining.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Johnston City and Carterville Coal Company (add)	Oak Ridge (add)	1905-1907	88,779

Big Muddy River Consolidated Coal Company (add)	Oak Ridge (add)	1907-1908	62,794

Southern Illinois Coal and Coke Company (add)	Oak Ridge (add)	1908-1914	1,028,718

Total Production: 1,180,291

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-137

3-23-1929

1:2400

1:2400

Secondary source

Microfilm, document 351447

7-12-1952

1:2400

1:2483

Secondary source

Coal Section files, 10-11-03

5-26-1913

1:2400

1:2400

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-137, map of Peabody No. 26 (mine index 157) - Mine outline (eastern, southern, northern).

Microfilm, document 351447, reel 03136, frames 137-140, map of Seymour Mine (mine index 61) - Mine outline (western).

Coal Section files, 10-11-03 - Mine outline (southwestern), shaft locations, mining method.