Mine Index 2763 J. R. Spiller, Spiller Mine

Mine Index Number: 2763

Company Name:	J. R. Spiller
Mine Name:	Spiller Mine
Start Date:	1922	End Date:	1927
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:	2	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Tipple / pit

Williamson

9S 3E

6

SW SW SE

Geology

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

Herrin

20

6.5

Surface

Geological Problems Reported

The coal had some thin pyrite, “charcoal” (fusain) and shale layers throughout.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Jim Spiller (add)	Spiller (add)	1922-1923	4,000

Spiller and Dunston (add)	Spiller and Dunston (add)	1923-1924	3,000

James Spiller (add)	Spiller (add)	1924-1925	2,450

Spiller and Gray (add)	Spiller (add)	1925-1925	4,329

J. R. Spiller (add)	Spiller (add)	1926-1927	1,831

Total Production: 15,610

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Mine notes

Undated

(text only)

1:24000 Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.