Mine Index 0506 St. Louis Coal and Iron Company, Black Briar No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0506

Company Name:	St. Louis Coal and Iron Company
Mine Name:	Black Briar No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1923	End Date:	March 1932
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	204
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

Williamson

8S 3E

28

SE SW NW

Air shaft

Williamson

8S 3E

28

NE SW NW

Geology

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

Herrin

244

7.83 (6.5-8.0)

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Some “charcoal” (fusain) lenses were found in the coal. The sulfur content was too high for some markets.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

St. Louis Coal & Iron Company (add)	Black Briar No. 2 (add)	1923-1932	1,082,731
Total Production: 1,082,731

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 353175

7-1-1931

1:2400

1:4469

Not final

ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-179

1-1-1969

1:2400

1:2400

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Microfilm, document 353175, reel 03142, frames 65 & 66 - Mine outline, shaft locations, mining method.

ISGS map library 4103.W52 i5.1-179, map of Orient No. 4 Mine (mine index 688) - Mine outline (westernmost and easternmost extensions).