Mine Index 0281 William Neil and Company, Neil Mine

Mine Index Number: 0281

Company Name:	William Neil and Company
Mine Name:	Neil Mine
Start Date:	Pre 1879	End Date:	April 1, 1912
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	53
Production Indicated Acres:	75	General Area of mining acres shown:
The area shown on the accompanying map is smaller than expected for the reported production.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft (6 x 5.5 ft)

Macoupin

7N 8W

14

NE NW SE

Air shaft

Macoupin

7N 8W

14

SE NW SE

Geology

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

Herrin

244-254

5.3

8.0

5.5-6.0

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Some small clay veins, 6 to 10 inches wide, were present near the top of the coal. Gas was present, “in pockets”.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

William Neil and Company (add)	Neil (add)	pre1879-1882	43,750

Bunker Hill Coal Company The mine notes indicate that Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis owned the mine and it was leased to Bunker Hill Coal Company. (add)	Bunker Hill (add)	1882-1893	228,053

William Neil and Company (add)	Neil (add)	1893-1912	120,241

Total Production: 392,044

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

State archive, IL_1116_01

4-1-1912

1:2400

1:2400

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Mine notes (Macoupin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

State archive, IL_1116_01 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.