Mine Index 0978   E. and B. Coal Company,   Crenshaw No. 2 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Johnston City
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 0978

Company Name: E. and B. Coal Company
Mine Name: Crenshaw No. 2 Mine
Start Date: June 1977 End Date: February 1982
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: 5 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple / pit Williamson 8S 2E 33 SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 15-20 5.0 Surface
Springfield 50 3.83 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Crenshaw Coal Company attempted to open a No. 3 Mine, but after opening up a small pit, they closed down without mining. The coal was too weathered or otherwise unsuitable for mining. They considered going down to the Springfield seam, but the overburden was too thick for their equipment.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Crenshaw Coal Company Crenshaw No. 2 1977-1980 [1] 13,016
E. and B. Coal Company Crenshaw No. 2 1981-1982 11,179
Total Production: 24,195

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes (John Nelson) 8-8-1977 1:24000 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, seam, geologic problems.

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Notes

  1. * Idle 1978,1980