Mine Index 0167 Madison Coal Corporation, Madison No. 8 Mine or Brush Mine

Mine Index Number: 0167

Company Name:	Madison Coal Corporation
Mine Name:	Madison No. 8 Mine or Brush Mine
Start Date:	1890	End Date:	September 1923
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,238 This area includes mining by the Robert Dick Mine (mine index 6800). The two mines were connected underground and the boundaries could not be discerned.
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 (10 x 22 ft) The Brush Mine also connected with the Robert Dick Mine (mine index 6800) for additional ventilation and for hoisting capacity nearer to the later workings of the mine. The connections were probably circa 1912, when mining ceased in the Robert Dick Mine. These shafts were in the SE 28-T8S-R1E. The main shaft probably contained a compartment devoted to ventilation. The shaft dimensions support this hypothesis.

Williamson

8S 1E

35

SW NW NW

Geology

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

Herrin

100

7.0-9.17

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was generally a white shale that did not hold up well. In some cases, these developed into sinkholes that opened up to the surface. Wherever possible, 18 inches of top coal was left to support the gray shale roof. In some areas, the roof was black shale, and this held up well. Rolls were present, generally in the northwest part of the mine where they were numerous. These rolls sometimes cut down into the coal so that only 2 feet of coal remained. Some of these areas were designated on the source map as “very bad coal”.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

St. Louis and Big Muddy Coal Company (add)	Dawes (add)	1890-1905	3,205,445

Madison Coal Corporation (add)	Madison No. 8, Brush (add)	1905-1923	5,722,944

Total Production: 8,928,389

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 353109

9-27-1923

1:2400

1:4634

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method, thickness.

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, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 353109, reel 03141, frames 330 & 331 - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.