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Mine Index 0943   Cold Water Coal Company,   Cold Water No. 2 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Herrin
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0943

Company Name: Cold Water Coal Company
Mine Name: Cold Water No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1970 End Date: February 1980
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 68 The Cold Water Mines pulled pillars from two abandoned underground mines, the Energy No. 2 Mine (mine index 0158) and Miller & Arvipas Mine (mine index 3965), as well as surface mining virgin coal.
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 8S 2E 32 E ½

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 20-50 7.0-9.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Cold Water Coal Company Cold Water No. 1 1970-1978 102,169
Cold Water Coal Company Cold Water No. 2 1979-1980 4,263
Total Production: 106,432

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Coal Section strip mine updates 1976 1:8400 1:8400 Secondary source

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, mine location, seam, mining method.
Coal Section strip mine updates, tracings of aerial photographs - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/thumbnails/m0943a_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: DOQ
Map ID: m0943a.jpg - DOQ
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Map Date: 1999
Map Status: Secondary
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/thumbnails/m0943_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Strip Mine Update
Map ID: Strip Mine Update
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Map Date:
Map Status: Secondary
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More Info: M0943.jpg
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m0943.zip

Photographs

Notes