Mine Index 0255 William M. Strong, Strong Mine

Mine Index Number: 0255

Company Name:	William M. Strong
Mine Name:	Strong Mine
Start Date:	1906	End Date:	1920
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:	2	General Area of mining acres shown:
Not Shown On Map. This mine is not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining by the Eagle Surface Mine (mine index 883).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Gallatin

10S 9E

9

SE SW NW

Geology

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

Herrin

60

3.5-4.0

RP

Geological Problems Reported

The coal was underlain by 2.5 feet of fire clay.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

William Shour (add)	Shour (add)	1906-1907	440

William Strong (add)	Strong (add)	1907-1909	1,480

J. P. Strong (add)	Strong (add)	1909-1910	150

William Strong (add)	Strong (add)	1910-1913	3,080

William Gepmer (add)	Gepmer (add)	1913-1914	175

Strong and Clark (add)	Strong and Clark (add)	1914-1915	640

Thomas. H. Clark (add)	Clark (add)	1915-1916	700

William M. Strong (add)	Strong (add)	1916-1920	6,420

Total Production: 13,085

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS Bulletin 47, Plate 1

1925

1:62500

1:62500

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Mine notes (Gallatin County) - Mine location, seam, thickness.

ISGS field notes (Gallatin County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, thickness, geologic problems.

ISGS Bulletin 47, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Equality-Shawneetown Area - Slope location, seam, thickness.