Mine Index 0985   Riggs Mining Company,   Riggs No. 2 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0985

Company Name: Riggs Mining Company
Mine Name: Riggs No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1978 End Date: May 1981
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 10
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 8S 2E 32 SE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 30-40 6.0-7.83 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Riggs Mining Company Riggs No. 2 1978-1980 30,262
Total Production: 30,262

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 (text only) 1:24000 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
W. J. Nelson (ISGS), Catalog of Coal Mines in Williamson County - Mine type, seam, mine outline.

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Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.