Mine Index 3212 Roy McMillain and Company, Beattie Mine

Mine Index Number: 3212

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Roy McMillain and Company
Mine Name:	Beattie Mine
Start Date:	1918	End Date:	1920
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:	Less than 1	General Area of mining acres shown:
Not Shown On Map. Not shown on accompanying map because of later surface mining by Burning Star No. 3 Mine (mine index 930).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Shaft	Randolph	5S 6W	18	SW NE SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	24-35			4.5	Underground

Geological Problems Reported

The major mining difficulty was with the roof shale, a black to dark gray shale that was fissile in places and in other areas (particularly on the northern side of the mine) was sooty and bothersome. The sooty shale came down when the coal was mined. The fissile shale slaked and fell and was gobbed in the mine. Water came in, but a day’s inflow could be pumped out in an area, and so caused little difficulty. The coal was thinner at the shaft than north and east of the shaft. Low rolls were encountered on the main east. Rooms were planned between rolls to avoid the thinnest coal. The coal was very soft, and little visible pyrite was present.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Roy McMillian and Company (add)	Beattie (add)	1918-1920	500
Total Production: 500

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
Federal Land Bank Report	7-1934	1:126720	1:126720	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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

Bibliography
ISGS field notes (H. E. Culver, 1923) - Mine type, mine operator, seam, geologic problems.

Bibliography
Federal Land Bank Report (Randolph County) - Shaft location.