Mine Index 0150 Johnston City Washed Coal Company, White Ash Mine

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 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.
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

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

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)

Johnston City Washed Coal Company (add)	White Ash (add)	1916-1924	1,768,934

Total Production: 1,768,934

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

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.