Mine Index 0971 E. and B. Coal Company, E. and B. No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0971

Company Name:	E. and B. Coal Company
Mine Name:	E. and B. No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1977	End Date:	May 1984
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	45 Production indicates approximately 45 acres were mined, but the boundary between this mine and the Energy Mine (mine index 882) cannot be determined. Therefore, this mine is not specifically shown on the accompanying map, although it is part of the surface mining shown in section 7.
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

9S 3E

7

E ½ NW NW & W ½ NE NW

Geology

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

Herrin

4.0-9.0

Surface

Springfield

25-45

4.0

Surface

Geological Problems Reported

The overburden was not consistent in thickness or extent. In many locations, the shale overburden collapsed into entries of abandoned underground mines. The coal had no shale partings, and pyrite was seen only in small, inconspicuous lenses. However, thick calcite coatings were present on the cleats.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

E. and B. Coal Company (add)	E. and B. No. 2Also known as Spillertown No. 2 Mine (add)	1977-1984	245,510
Total Production: 245,510

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Mine notes

Undated

(text only)

1:24000 Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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