Mine Index 3947   Sunrise Coal Company,   Sunrise No. 2 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Herrin
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3947

Company Name: Sunrise Coal Company
Mine Name: Sunrise No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1939 End Date: 1945
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 5
Acres after map date: 12 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Williamson 8S 1E 29 NW SE SE
Air shaft Williamson 8S 1E 29 NW SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 70-137 7.5-9.75 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Sunrise Coal Company Sunrise No. 2 1939-1943 34,505
Sunrise Coal Company Sunrise No. 2 1943-1945 83,720 [1]
Total Production: 118,225

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 353104 8-15-1943 1:1200 1:1738 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, slope location, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 353104, reel 03141, frame 316 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Sunrise No. 2|Sunrise No. 2]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Microfilm
Map ID: 353104 3141 316, 21x
Company: Sunrise Coal Company
Mine Name: Sunrise No. 2
Caption:
Map Date: 08/15/1943
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M3947.jpg
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m3947.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production after map date