Mine Index 1016 Arch of Illinois, Inc., Conant Underground Mine

Mine Index Number: 1016

Company Name:	Arch of Illinois, Inc.
Mine Name:	Conant Underground Mine
Start Date:	1991	End Date:	December 3, 1999
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	2,404
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

Perry

5S 3W

31

NW SE NW

Air drift

Perry

5S 3W

31

NW SE NW

Geology

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

Herrin

120-150

6.0

LW

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Cutler Mining Company (add)	Conant Surface (add)	1991-1992	1,123,556

Arch of Illinois, Inc. (add)	Conant Underground (add)	1993-1999	13,080,126

Total Production: 14,203,682

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.P42 i5.1-74

12-22-1999

1:4800

1:4800

Final

Company, 4103.P42 i5.1-72

2-1-1992

1:2400

1:2400

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine location, seam.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-74 - Drift locations, mine outline, mining method.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-72 - Mine outline, mining method.