Mine Index 0818   Binkley and Miles,   Binkley and Miles Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Johnston City
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 0818

Company Name: Binkley and Miles
Mine Name: Binkley and Miles Mine
Start Date: 1909 End Date: 1914
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None [1]
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit Williamson 9S 3E 6 SE SE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 8-20 8.0-9.5 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

The overburden was surficial materials: sticky yellow clay and a blue or black shale. Many slips were present in the coal seam, which broke easily into large blocks. The coal also contained some thin stringers of pyrite.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Binkley and Miles Binkley and Miles 1909-1914 [2] 30,000
Total Production: 30,000

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [3] 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, mine location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. This mine is part of a larger area of surface mining. Production indicates approximately 4 acres were mined.
  2. Idle 1911 & 1912
  3. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.