Mine Index Number: 0955
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Williamson Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Williamson No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1975
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End Date:
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December 1982
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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471
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Pit
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Williamson
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9S 1E
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1
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N ½
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Pit
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Williamson
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9S 1E
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2
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E ½ NE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Pit
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Williamson
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9S 2E
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6
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NW SW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Springfield [1]
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40-65
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3.33-4
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
A fault occurred to the west where the coal was completely cut out.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 1,604,970
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Coal Section strip mine updates
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1976
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1:8400
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1:8400
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Secondary source
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| USGS digital orthophoto quadrangle
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1999
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1:24000
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1:24000
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, tipple / pit location, seam, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Section strip mine updates, tracings of aerial photographs - Mine outline, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| USGS digital orthophoto map, Herrin Quadrangle, 1999 - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: USGS digital orthophoto
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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| Map ID:
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USGS digital orthophoto
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| Company:
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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1999
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| Map Status:
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0955b.jpg
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| 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!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m0955b.zip
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Mine Map: strip mine updates
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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| Map ID:
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strip mine updates
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| Company:
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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| Map Status:
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Secondary
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0955a.jpg
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| 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!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m0955a.zip
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Mine Map: 7a-02-20
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Department of Mines & Minerals
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| Map ID:
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7a-02-20
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| Company:
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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Undated
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| Map Status:
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0955 7a-02-20 geo
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| 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!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/m0955 7a-02-20 geo.zip
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Mine Map: 6-302
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Company
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| Map ID:
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6-302
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| Company:
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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1979
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0955 6-302
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| 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!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/m0955 6-302.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The Springfield Coal was mined generally, but where small patches of Herrin Coal were present, the Herrin was also mined. Most of the area mined was beyond the outcrop of the Herrin Coal.
