Mine Index 0444 Centralia Coal Company, Centralia No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0444

Company Name:	Centralia Coal Company
Mine Name:	Centralia No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1892	End Date:	April 1913
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,084
Production Indicated Acres:	50 (including 33 acres mined before production was reported and 2 acres after the map date).	General Area of mining acres shown:
The area shown on the accompanying map includes the Centralia No. 1 Mine (mine index 2845). The boundary between the two mines is not discernable.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Marion

1N 1E

19

SE NW NW

Geology

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

Herrin

570

6.5

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

A fault with 3 feet of displacement was noted in the mine, with a larger offset in the northwestern part of the mine. The black shale roof was thinner on the western side of the mine.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Centralia Mining and Manufacturing Coal Co. (add)	Centralia No. 2, South (add)	1892-1905	2,440,072

Centralia Coal Company (add)	Centralia No. 2, Junction City (add)	1905-1913	1,961,396

Centralia Coal Company (add)	Centralia No. 2 (add)	1913-1913	8,590

Total Production: 5,060,391

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4102 i5.1-93

2-1913

1:2400

1:2400

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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

Company map, ISGS map library, 4102 i5.1-93 - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.