Mine Index 2470 E. H. Birkner, Birkner No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 2470

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	E. H. Birkner
Mine Name:	Birkner No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1934	End Date:	1937
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1
Acres after map date:	1	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
Main slope	Jackson	7S 3W	27	NE SW NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Jackson	7S 3W	27	NE SW NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Proposed air shaft	Jackson	7S 3W	27	NE SW NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Murphysboro	42-48			6.0-8.0	RP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was a dark gray, clay-rich shale overlain by a well-bedded, soft, sandy clay. The bottom 6 inches of coal was bony.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
W. K. W. Coal Company (add)	W. K. W. (add)	1934-1936	3,395

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
W. K. W. Coal Company (add)	W. K. W. (add)	1936-1936	30

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
E. H. Birkner (add)	Birkner No. 1 (add)	1937-1937	5,692

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 9,117

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
Microfilm, document 352510	3-1936	1:1200	1:993	Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352510, reel 03139, frame 215 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.