Mine Index 0700 Blue Bird Coal Company, Blue Bird No. 8 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0700

Company Name:	Blue Bird Coal Company
Mine Name:	Blue Bird No. 8 Mine
Start Date:	1948	End Date:	May 1957
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	433
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 slope

Williamson

9S 4E

15

NW NW SE

Air shaft

Williamson

9S 4E

15

SW NW SE

Geology

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

Springfield

175

4.17-4.5

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Some areas of “bad top” were noted on the source map northeast of the slope, as well as numerous areas in various parts of the mine (mostly south of the slope bottom). In some areas, expansion was halted due to the poor roof

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Blue Bird Coal Company (add)	Blue Bird No. 8 (add)	1948-1957	1,862,165

Total Production: 1,862,165

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

State archive, il_1680_03_geo

5-18-1957

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 (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam.

State archive map, il_1680_03_geo - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.