Mine Index 4059 Blue Ribbon Coal Company, Blue Ribbon No. 3 Mine

Mine Index Number: 4059

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Blue Ribbon Coal Company
Mine Name:	Blue Ribbon No. 3 Mine
Start Date:	1945	End Date:	December 1951
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	21
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 slope	Williamson	9S 3E	7	NW NE NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Williamson	9S 3E	7	NW NE NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	64			4.0-4.17	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Blue Ribbon Coal Company (add)	Blue Ribbon No. 3 (add)	1945-1951	57,265
Total Production: 57,265

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
Microfilm, document 353202	11-11-1951	1:1200	1:1572	Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 353202, reel 03142, frame 111 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.