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

Mine Index Number: 0322

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

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

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Williamson	8S 2E	23	SE SE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Williamson	8S 2E	23	SW SW SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	133-142			9.0-11.75	RPP

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
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)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Johnston City and Carterville Coal Company (add)	Oak Ridge (add)	1905-1907	88,779

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Big Muddy River Consolidated Coal Company (add)	Oak Ridge (add)	1907-1908	62,794

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Southern Illinois Coal and Coke Company (add)	Oak Ridge (add)	1908-1914	1,028,718

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
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

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

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 351447	7-12-1952	1:2400	1:2483	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Coal Section files, 10-11-03	5-26-1913	1:2400	1:2400	Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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

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

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

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