Mine Index Number: 0150
Company Name:
|
Johnston City Washed Coal Company
|
Mine Name:
|
White Ash Mine
|
Start Date:
|
1916
|
End Date:
|
June 1924
|
Type of Mine:
|
Underground
|
Total acres shown:
|
377 [1]
|
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 shaft
|
Williamson
|
8S 3E
|
31
|
SE NE NW
|
Geology
Herrin
|
98-107
|
4.0
|
9.0
|
7.0-7.5
|
RP
|
Geological Problems Reported
A normal fault with 15 feet of displacement (downthrown side to the northwest) was encountered 1500 feet east of the shaft bottom. A fault was found in the northeastern part of the mine and this fault allowed water to enter the mine. In some places the roof was limestone, which made for easy mining, but in other areas, the roof was “draw slate”, a gray shale that tended to come down. The top coal was usually left to support the roof. In some areas the roof was black shale that contained concretions. Rolls were present. Pyrite and calcite stringers were present throughout the coal. The floor heaved badly when wet.
Production
Company
|
Mine Name
|
Date
|
Production (tons)
|
|
|
|
|
Total Production: 1,768,934
|
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-189
|
8-11-1934
|
1:63360
|
1:63360
|
Secondary source
|
ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-137
|
3-23-1929
|
1:2400
|
1:2400
|
Secondary source
|
Coal Section files, 6-429
|
5-15-1987
|
1:24000
|
1:24000
|
Secondary source
|
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
|
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
|
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
|
ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-189, work map for Federal Land Bank Report map - Shaft location, mine outline.
|
ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-137, map of Peabody No. 26 Mine (mine index 157) - Mine outline (northwest).
|
Coal Section files, 6-429, map of Orient No. 4 Mine (mine index 688) - Mine outline (eastern).
|
W.J. Nelson (ISGS), Catalog of Coal Mines in Williamson County, 2003 - Geologic problems.
|
Mine Notes
Mine Images
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
|
Map Type:
|
ISGS map library
|
Map ID:
|
4103.w52 i5.1-189
|
Company:
|
|
Mine Name:
|
|
Caption:
|
Work map for Federal Land Bank Report map
|
Map Date:
|
8/11/34
|
Map Status:
|
Secondary
|
Image Credit:
|
|
Note:
|
|
More Info:
|
Willsn co.jpg
|
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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/willsn co.zip
|
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
|
Map Type:
|
Company
|
Map ID:
|
6-429
|
Company:
|
Freeman United Coal Mining Corporation
|
Mine Name:
|
Orient No. 4
|
Caption:
|
|
Map Date:
|
05-15-1987
|
Map Status:
|
Final
|
Image Credit:
|
|
Note:
|
|
More Info:
|
M0688a
|
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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m0688a.zip
|
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The outline shown on the accompanying map shows the White Ash Mine contiguous to the Slogo Mine (mine index 151) and Carterville No. 6 Mine (mine index 323). The boundaries between these mines may be approximate; the area shown is approximately what would have been mined by the combined production of the three mines. In addition, a general area of mining designates an area that could have been mined.