Mine Index 0965 Harry and Russell Oxford Construction Company, Oxford No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0965

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Harry and Russell Oxford Construction Company
Mine Name:	Oxford No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1975	End Date:	November 1976
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	7
Production Indicated Acres:	2	General Area of mining acres shown:
The area shown on the accompanying map likely includes areas of disturbed but not mined land as well as areas that may have been mined by other operators.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Pit	Williamson	10S 4E	29	SW SW NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Pit	Williamson	10S 4E	29	SE SE NW and NE NE SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Mt. Rorah	15-20			1.0-3.0	Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Remnants of a clay dike were seen in the outcrop. The coal was split by silty shale in some locations that produce two benches. The coal was mined along a stream cut.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Oxford Construction Company (add)	Oxford No. 1 (add)	1975-1976	10,171

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Harry and Russell Oxford Construction Company (add)	Oxford No. 2 (add)	1977-1977	not reported

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 10,171

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 (J. Nelson)	4-20-1977	1:24000	1:24000	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Department of Mines & Minerals	Undated			Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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

Bibliography
Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a-02-09, aerial photographic base with surface mines identified - Mine location, mine outline.