Mine Index 1039 Mach Mining Company, LLC, Pond Creek Mine

Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	Franklin unlocated, Williamson unlocated
	County:	Williamson Franklin
	Quadrangle:	Pittsburg Harco
	County Coal Data:	Williamson Franklin
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 1039


Company Name:	Mach Mining Company, LLC
Mine Name:	Pond Creek Mine
Start Date:	2006	End Date:	Active
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	12,599
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 slope

Williamson

8S 3E

12

SE NW NW

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

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

Herrin

460

6.5

LW

Geological Problems Reported

(Geologic problems are not reported for active mines.)

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Williamson Energy (add)	Mach 1 (add)	2006-2006	none reported

Mach Mining Company, LLC (add)	Pond Creek (add)	2006-	93,612,297^[1]


Total Production: 93,612,297

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Coal section files, 6-388v

4-1-2024

1:9600

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Company map, Coal section files, 6-388v - Slope location, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Company
	Map ID:	6-388V
	Company:	Mach Mining Company
	Mine Name:	Pond Creek
	Caption:	IDNR Annual Map 2023
	Map Date:	04-01-2024
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M1039 2024
	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/6-388v Pond Creek 2024.zip

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Company
	Map ID:	6-388T
	Company:	Mach Mining Company
	Mine Name:	Pond Creek
	Caption:	IDNR Annual Map 2021
	Map Date:	03/17/2022
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M1039 2022
	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/6-388t-m1039 pond creek 2022.zip

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Company
	Map ID:	6-388S
	Company:	Mach Mining Company
	Mine Name:	Pond Creek
	Caption:	IDNR Annual Map 2020
	Map Date:	03/19/2021
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:	Not georegistered
	More Info:	M1039 2021
	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/6-388s-m1039 pond creek 2021.jpg

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Company
	Map ID:	6-388R
	Company:	Mach Mining Company
	Mine Name:	Pond Creek
	Caption:	IDNR Annual Map 2019
	Map Date:	02/28/2020
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:	Not georegistered
	More Info:	M1039 2020
	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/6-388q-m1039 pond creek 2019.jpg

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Company
	Map ID:	6-388Q
	Company:	Mach Mining Company
	Mine Name:	Pond Creek
	Caption:	IDNR Annual Map 2018
	Map Date:	03/06/2019
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:	Not georegistered
	More Info:	M1039 2019
	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/6-388q-m1039 pond creek 2019.jpg

Photographs

Notes

↑ The production shown is through 2022, the latest available Coal Report.

[1] The production shown is through 2022, the latest available Coal Report.

[1]