Mine Index 0977   Illinois Coal, Oil and Gas Company,   Illinois Coal, Oil and Gas No. 2 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0977

Company Name: Illinois Coal, Oil and Gas Company
Mine Name: Illinois Coal, Oil and Gas No. 2 Mine
Start Date: August 1977 End Date: November 1979
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple / pit Williamson 9S 2E 1 S ½ NE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 25-26 8.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Pillars and entries of abandoned underground workings were encountered.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Illinois Coal, Oil and Gas Company Illinois Coal, Oil and Gas No. 2 1977-1979 12,287
Total Production: 12,287

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Nelson, Catalog of Coal Mines 2003 1:48000 1:24000 [1] 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 location, mine type, seam.
W.J. Nelson (ISGS), Catalog of Coal Mines in Williamson County - Geologic problems, mine location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

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