Mine Index 3607 Henderson and Chamness, Henderson and Chamness Mine

Mine Index Number: 3607

Company Name:	Henderson and Chamness
Mine Name:	Henderson and Chamness Mine
Start Date:	1918	End Date:	1923
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	27
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The boundary between this mine and the Lone Star Mine (mine index 3268) cannot be distinguished. The area shown includes both mines. Partially surface-mined by Blue Bird No. 2 Mine (mine index 3271)

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Saline

9S 5E

34

SW NE SE Not shown on accompanying map because of later surface mining by Blue Bird No. 2 Mine (mine index 3271).

Air shaft

Saline

9S 5E

34

SW NE SE Not shown on accompanying map because of later surface mining by Blue Bird No. 2 Mine (mine index 3271).

Geology

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

Springfield

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Mining to the east was halted by a northwest-southeast trending fault.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Henderson and Chamness (add)	Henderson and Chamness (add)	1918-1923	31,628
Total Production: 31,628

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352770

11-22-1936

1:2400

1:3144

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Microfilm map, document 352770, reel 03140, frame 292, map of Lone Star Mine (mine index 3268) - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.