Mine Index 2471 Willis Coal and Mining Company, Willis No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 2471

Company Name:	Willis Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name:	Willis No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1900	End Date:	1904
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	24 Production indicates approximately 35 acres were mined.
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

Jackson

7S 3W

27

NW NE NW

Slope

Jackson

7S 3W

27

NE NE NW

Geology

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

Murphysboro

48

6.0

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Willis Coal and Mining Company (add)	Willis No. 2, Big Six (add)	1900-1904	186,181

Total Production: 186,181

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-37

circa 1934

1:31680

1:31680

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-37, sheet 4, work map for Federal Land Bank Report - Slope locations, mine outline.