Mine Index 1019 Cottonwood Coal Company, Cottonwood No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 1019

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Cottonwood Coal Company
Mine Name:	Cottonwood No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1996	End Date:	1997
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:	13	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

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

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Pit	Williamson	9S 2E	4	SW NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	70			4.0	Surface

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Cottonwood Coal Company (add)	Cottonwood No. 1 (add)	1996-1997	72,584
Total Production: 72,584

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Nelson, Catalog of Coal Mines	2003	(text only)	1:24000	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Coal Section files, 10-9-3	2003			Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Bibliography
W.J. Nelson (ISGS), Catalog of Coal Mines in Williamson County - Mine locations.

Bibliography
Aerial photograph enlargement and DMM permit outline, Coal Section files 10-9-3 - Mine location.