Mine Index 0981   Phoenix Mining Company,   Phoenix No. 1 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Harco
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 0981

Company Name: Phoenix Mining Company
Mine Name: Phoenix No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1980 End Date: 1993
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 90
Production Indicated Acres: 50 General Area of mining acres shown:

The area shown is disturbed land that appears to have been surface-mined by Malone No. 1 Mine (mine index 0939) and the Corinth/Phoenix Mine. The production of the Malone No. 1 Mine indicates that approximately 3 acres were mined and approximately 50 acres were mined by the Phoenix Mine.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple / pit Williamson 8S 4E 14 NW SW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Womac 15-35 2.5-2.9 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

The overburden was soft and thin. The coal had very low sulfur content, as low as 0.6%, and was used by the Sahara Coal Company to blend with their higher sulfur coals. The lower bench of the coal (2 inches thick) was not mined because the quality was low, with high ash and sulfur contents.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
E. and B. Coal Company The ISGS mine notes indicate E. and B. Coal Company bought the Malone No. 1 Mine (mine index 0939), but the mine notes gave different locations for the pits. Two index numbers are used, since it appears the Malone Mine was shut down and a new mine begun nearby. These three-digit index numbers relate to chemical analyses in other databases and are retained, even when the separate mines cannot be distinguished on the accompanying map and their histories are intertwined. Corinth 1980-1983 Idle 1984-1989 37,093
Phoenix Mining Company Corinth No. 1 1990-1991 86,995
Phoenix Mining Company Phoenix No. 1 1992-1993 100,189
Total Production: 224,277

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
USGS digital orthophoto quadrangle 1998-1999 1:12000 1:12000 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, tipple / pit location, seam, geologic problems.
USGS digital ortho-photo quadrangle, Harco Quadrangle - General mine outline.

Mine Notes

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