Mine Index 0987   Southern Illinois Mining Company,   Addwest No. 2 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Pittsburg
Crab Orchard
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 0987

Company Name: Southern Illinois Mining Company
Mine Name: Addwest No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1977 End Date: 1992
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 313
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Williamson 9S 3E 14 SW NE NE
Air drift Williamson 9S 3E 14 SW NE NE
Drift Williamson 9S 3E 14 SW NE NE
Drift Williamson 9S 3E 14 SW NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 70-96 4.0 5.0 4.5 BRP

Geological Problems Reported

The gray shale made a good roof, except near the intake air entries, where it was weakened by condensation moisture. Roof falls occurred in the gray shale in several locations. The shale tended to show dampness and some small slips and slickenslides at roof fall locations.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Morris Coal Company, Inc. Morris No. 5 1977-1979 506,198
Classic Coal Corporation Owned by Adams Resources and Energy, Inc. The mine was idled for over 2 years (fans and pumps continued to run), and was re-opened as Addwest No. 2 Mine in 1991. Classic No. 5 1980-1981 537,876
Southern Illinois Mining Company Addwest No. 2 1991-1992 283,141
Total Production: 1,327,215

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, 1-41-11 9-1992 1:1200 1:1200 Final

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, drift location, seam, thickness, geologic problems.
Company map, Coal Section files, 1-41-11 - Drift locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Addwest No. 2|Addwest No. 2]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: 1-41-11
Company: Southern Illinois Mining Company
Mine Name: Addwest No. 2
Caption:
Map Date: 09-1992
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0987a
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m0987a.zip

Photographs