Mine Index 0721 Ray Kingston, Okaw No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0721

Company Name:	Ray Kingston
Mine Name:	Okaw No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1926	End Date:	1943
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	Less than 2	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Shelby

12N 4E

33

NW NE SE

Geology

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

Shelbyville

140-150

1.67

2.5

2.17

Underground

Geological Problems Reported

The roof consisted of small areas of soft clay-rich shale under shaly sandstone. Thin layers of blackjack bands at various horizons adhered to the coal. The floor was 2.5 to 5 feet of gray clay that had no tendency to heave.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Okaw Coal Company (add)	Okaw No. 2 (add)	1926-1936	1,710 Production was reported under Okaw No. 1 (mine index 3471) from 1927 to 1934.

Ray Kingston (add)	Okaw No. 2 (add)	1937-1938	482

Ed Bowen (add)	Okaw No. 2 (add)	1938-1938	68

Ray Kingston (add)	Okaw No. 2 (add)	1939-1943 Idle 1941	715

Total Production: 2,975

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

USGS topographic map

1942

1:62500

1:62500

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

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

USGS 15-minute topographic map, Shelbyville Quadrangle, 1942 - Shaft location.