Mine Index 1005 Williamson Coal Company, Williamson No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 1005

Company Name:	Williamson Coal Company
Mine Name:	Williamson No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1984	End Date:	April 1987
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	223
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Pit

Williamson

9S 1E

5

SW NE NE

Geology

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

Herrin

28-32

8

Surface

Springfield

45-50

3.5

Surface

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Williamson Coal Company (add)	Williamson No. 2 (add)	1984-1987	800,468

Total Production: 800,468

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company map, DNR digital files

5-26-2005

unknown The web site http://dnrgis.state.il.us/website/Mpermit/viewr.htm information was downloaded to a tif image and mapped on the USGS topographic map base.

1:24000

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method, seam, depth, thickness.

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

DNR digital files, Office of Mines & Minerals - Mine outline, mining method.