Mine Index 0818 Binkley and Miles, Binkley and Miles Mine

Mine Index Number: 0818

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

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
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
Pit	Williamson	9S 3E	6	SE SE SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness 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)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Binkley and Miles (add)	Binkley and Miles (add)	1909-1914	30,000

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 30,000

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
Mine notes	Undated	(text only)	1:24000	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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