Mine Index 2160 Western Coal Company, Western Mine

Mine Index Number: 2160

Company Name:	Western Coal Company
Mine Name:	Western Mine
Start Date:	1936	End Date:	1936
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	2	General Area of mining acres shown:
Not Shown On Map. The Western Mine is not shown on the accompanying map due to later surface mining by the Little Sister Mine (mine index 0674).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Fulton

6N 4E

15

NE NW

Geology

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

Springfield

Underground

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Western Coal Company (add)	Western (add)	1936-1936	9,215
Total Production: 9,215

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Coal Section mines database

Undated

(text only)

1:24000 The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, slope location, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam.