Mine Index 0130 Wasson Coal Company, Wasson A Mine

Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	Saline unlocated
	County:	Saline
	Quadrangle:	Carrier Mills
	County Coal Data:	Saline
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0130

The southern part of the mine was later surface-mined by Blue Bird No. 4 Mine (mine index 3267).
Company Name:	Wasson Coal Company
Mine Name:	Wasson A Mine
Start Date:	1914	End Date:	February 1942
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	543
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 slope^[1]

Saline

9S 5E

33

NE SW SE

Geology

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

Springfield

37-50

4.67

5.17

4.83

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Bad roof was noted on the source map in the southern part of the mine (SW 33-T9S-R5E). Pyrite lenses were found in the top coal. The floor had many slips and heaved when wet.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Wasson Coal Company (add)	Wasson No. 2 (add)	1914-1932	2,149,937

Wasson Coal Company (add)	Wasson A (add)	1933-1942^[2]	760,618


Total Production: 2,910,555

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Company, 4103.S32 i5.1-29

8-18-1950^[3]

1:2400

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-29 - Slope location, mine outline, mine type.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-51 - Geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Company
	Map ID:	4103.s32 i5.1-29
	Company:	Wasson Coal Company
	Mine Name:	Wasson No. 2
	Caption:
	Map Date:	08-18-1950
	Map Status:	Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M0130wp
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/saline/m0130wp.zip

Photographs

Notes

↑ No air shaft was shown on the source maps. The slope is not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining.
↑ Idle 1933, 1934
↑ The only date on the source map is the date the tracing was made. No extensions were dated. However, this map has precisely the same extensions as the microfilm map, document number 352825 (reel 03140, frames 389 & 390), which is dated 2-14-1942 and is probably a final map (or very nearly so).

[1] No air shaft was shown on the source maps. The slope is not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining.

[2] Idle 1933, 1934

[3] The only date on the source map is the date the tracing was made. No extensions were dated. However, this map has precisely the same extensions as the microfilm map, document number 352825 (reel 03140, frames 389 & 390), which is dated 2-14-1942 and is probably a final map (or very nearly so).

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