Mine Index 0164 Madison Coal Corporation, Madison No. 9 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0164

Company Name:	Madison Coal Corporation
Mine Name:	Madison No. 9 Mine
Start Date:	1904	End Date:	May 1930
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,521
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

22

SW NE SE

Air shaft

Williamson

8S 1E

22

SW NE SE

Geology

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

Herrin

90-140

7.5-9.0

MRP,HERSome pillars may have been pulled in many parts of the mine, making sections HER method.

Geological Problems Reported

The source map showed “bad top” in various parts of the mine.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Colp Coal Company (add)	Colp (add)	1904-1905	14,982

Madison Coal Corporation (add)	Madison No. 9 (add)	1905-1930	11,120,471

Total Production: 11,135,453

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 353115

6-1931

1:2400

1:4643

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Seam.

Microfilm map, document 353115, reel 03141, frames 339-342 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.