Mine Index 0807 Sangamon Coal Company, Sangamon No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0807

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Sangamon Coal Company
Mine Name:	Sangamon No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1881	End Date:	April 1936
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,696
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
Hoist shaft	Sangamon	16N 5W	26	NW SE NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Sangamon	16N 4W	30	NE SW NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Sangamon	16N 5W	26	NW SE NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	256			6.6	MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was reported to give trouble when wet.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Sangamon Coal and Mining Company (add)	Sangamon No. 1 and No. 2 (add)	1881-1889	704,538

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Tracy, Fisher and Company (add)	Tracy-Fisher (add)	1889-1890	101,352

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Sangamon Coal Company (add)	Sangamon No. 2 (add)	1890-1916	3,478,232

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Wilcoxen Coal and Coke Company (add)	Wilcoxen (add)	1916-1917	330,339

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Sangamon Coal Company (add)	Sangamon No. 2 (add)	1917-1936	4,278,032

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 8,892,493

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 351232	6-1936	1:2400	1:4634	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.

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

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351232, reel 03134, frames 464-465 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.