Mine Index 0160 Skaggs Coal Company, Skaggs Mine

Mine Index Number: 0160

Company Name:	Skaggs Coal Company
Mine Name:	Skaggs Mine
Start Date:	1905	End Date:	January 1931
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	427 280 in Herrin Coal, 147 in Springfield Coal
Acres after map date:	95	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft (7 x 14 ft)

Williamson

8S 2E

34

NW SE SE

Air shaft

Williamson

8S 2E

34

SW NE SE

Blind shaft

Williamson

8S 2E

34

NE SW SE

Geology

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

Herrin (1905-1925)

62-80

7.5

9.5

8.5-9.0

MRP

Springfield (1926-1931)

109-115

3.67-4.0

RP

Geological Problems Reported

The Herrin Coal dipped to the north and became 40 feet deeper than at the shaft. The roof was 2 to 20 feet of shale, which was often difficult to keep up. The eastern and northeastern parts of the mine had roof falls propagate to the surface, creating sinkholes. The Herrin Coal contained a few slips, and joints were filled with pyrite. The slips had little displacement, but hindered mining by altering the grades of the haulage routes. The floor clay was 18 to 24 inches thick and was plastic, but reports indicate the clay did not heave. It often contained concretions.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Watson Coal Company (add)	Watson No. 2 (add)	1905-1916	483,715

Ridge Coal Mining Company (add)	Ridge No. 2 (add)	1916-1921	436,934

Sincerity Coal Company (add)	Sincerity (add)	1921-1927	783,649 Production after map date; however, some of this tonnage (after 1925) was produced from the Springfield Coal, which has a separate map.

LaClede Coal Mining Corporation (add)	LaClede (add)	1928-1928	10,287

Sincerity Bituminous Coal Company (add)	Sincerity (add)	1929-1929	115,285

Skaggs Coal Company (add)	Skaggs (add)	1930-1931	116,841

Total Production: 1,946,711

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 353276

7-30-1922

1:2400

1:3972

Not final

ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-189

8-11-1934

1:63360

1:63360

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seams, depth, thickness, 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, seams, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 353276, reel 03142, frame 220 - Shaft locations, mine outline (northern, Herrin Coal), mining method.

ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-189, work map for Federal Land Bank Report map - Shaft location, mine outline (southern and Springfield Coal).