Mine Index 0447 Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Company, Jefferson No. 20 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0447

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name:	Jefferson No. 20 Mine
Start Date:	1923	End Date:	September 1951
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,307
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Jefferson	4S 2E	15	NE NE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Jefferson	4S 2E	15	NW NE SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	720-740	6.0	9.0	7.0	RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was medium gray silty shale over 100 feet thick. Some rolls were noted. The source map showed very large pillars left in the area near the town of Nason. The coal contained charcoal bands up to 4 inches thick. The blue band was a maximum of 2 inches thick. Pyrite was prominent in fracture facings and was also present in lenses and balls.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Illinois Coal Corporation (add)	Illinois Coal No. 10 (add)	1923-1938	693,363

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Consolidated Coal Company (add)	Consolidated No. 20 (add)	1938-1950	5,195,224

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Company (add)	Jefferson No. 20 (add)	1951-1951	244,904

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 6,133,491

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 352467	9-16-1951	1:2400	1:4303	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352467, reel 03139, frames 151-154 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method geologic problems.