Mine Index 0964   Dwight D. Thomas,   Thomas No. 1 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0964

Company Name: Dwight D. Thomas
Mine Name: Thomas No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1976 End Date: November 1978
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 9
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple / pit Williamson 10S 4E 1 NE NE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Houchin Creek 22.5 2.7 1.5-2.1 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

The coal contained a band of pyritic carbonaceous shale 0.1 feet thick, 0.4 feet above the base of the coal.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Dwight D. Thomas Thomas No. 1 1976-1978 14,684
Fred Cooley Thomas 1979-1979 not reported [1]
Total Production: 14,684

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated 1:5280 1:5280 Secondary source
Deopartment of Miines & Minerals Undated 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 outline (north pit), seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a-02-12, aerial photographic base with surface mines identified - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/saline/thumbnails/7a_02_12_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Department of Mines & Minerals
Map ID: 7a_02_12
Company:
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date: Undated
Map Status: Secondary
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: 7a 02 12
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://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/saline/7a 02 12.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Reported (1979 Coal Report, p. 15) idle in December 1979, but 1979 production (if any) not reported.