Mine Index 0134 Brewerton Coal Company, Brewerton No. 22 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0134

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Brewerton Coal Company
Mine Name:	Brewerton No. 22 Mine
Start Date:	1917	End Date:	November 1934
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	495
Acres after map date:	15	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 (11.33'x17.25')	Franklin	5S 1E	12	NW NW SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft (11'x15')	Franklin	5S 1E	12	NE NW SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	650-693	8.5	10.0	9.0-9.5	RPP,HER

Geological Problems Reported

The roof consisted of “white top”, a soft, heavy shale that fell after exposure to air. This shale reportedly was 28 to 30 feet thick. It was necessary to leave 1 to 3 feet of top coal to protect the roof from exposure to air; roof falls were rare because of this precaution. A few pyrite stringers were present in the top of the seam. Rolls and “hills” occurred throughout the mine. The hills caused considerable trouble, because much grading was required, and the weight of the roof was concentrated in the low areas, resulting in squeezes. The blue band was thick, up to 14 inches. The floor clay was more than 10 feet thick and heaved when wet. A squeeze in the western side of the mine was the result of robbing pillars. This floor clay was harder and more shaley than the usual fireclay floor under the Herrin Coal in other areas of the state, and was characterized by many small slips.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Modern Coal Company (add)	Modern No. 1 (add)	1917-1919	158,895

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Southern Gem Coal Corporation (add)	Southern Gem No. 2 (add)	1919-1927	1,768,040

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Brewerton Coal Company (add)	Brewerton No. 22 (add)	1928-1934	1,297,907

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Brewerton Coal Company (add)	Brewerton No. 22 (add)	1934-1934	97,992

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 3,322,834

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 351423	7-15-1934	1:2400	1:4634	Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft sizes, depth.

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

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

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351424, reel 03136, frames 69-72 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.