Mine Index 0163 Madison Coal Corporation, Madison No. 12 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0163

Company Name:	Madison Coal Corporation
Mine Name:	Madison No. 12 Mine
Start Date:	1920	End Date:	April 1931
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	757
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 1E

20

NE SW SE

Air shaft

Williamson

8S 1E

20

NE SW SE

Geology

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

Herrin

100-104

6.5-8.0

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map showed bad top in SE SE 16-T8S-R1E. Pyrite was present in facings and small lenses.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Madison Coal Corporation (add)	Madison No. 12 (add)	1920-1931	5,705,151

Total Production: 5,705,151

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 353155

5-1931

1:2400

1:4469

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.

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

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft location, mining method, depth, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 353155, reel 03142, frames 38-41 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.