Mine Index 2822   James Hill,   Hill Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Madison unlocated
County: Madison
Quadrangle: Bethalto
County Coal Data: Madison
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2822

Company Name: James Hill
Mine Name: Hill Mine
Start Date: 1878 End Date: 1910
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 18 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Madison 6N 9W 14 NW SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 60-75 3.3 (3.0-5.5) RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William Challensworth Challensworth 1878-1897 [1] 45,180
Amos Challengsworth Challengsworth 1897-1900 1,400
James Hill Hill 1900-1910 10,468
Total Production: 57,048

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (T. B. Root) 1922 (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, seam depth, thickness
ISGS field notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production 1879-1881 unknown, idle 1895
  2. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.