Mine Index 3953 Ogmore Coal Company, Ogmore Mine

Mine Index Number: 3953

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Ogmore Coal Company
Mine Name:	Ogmore Mine
Start Date:	1934	End Date:	1942
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	19
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The mine was later partially surface-mined by Forsyth-Carterville Mine (mine index 0814).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main slope	Williamson	8S 1E	32	SE SW NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Williamson	8S 1E	32	SE SW NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	50-60			4.0-5.0	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Ogmore Coal Company (add)	Ogmore (add)	1934-1942	51,084
Total Production: 51,084

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
State archive, IL_1392_01	1-10-1943	1:1200	1:1200	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
State archive, IL_1392_01 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Images

Mine Map: IL_1392_01

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	State Archive
	Map ID:	IL_1392_01
	Company:	Ogmore Coal Company
	Mine Name:	Ogmore
	Caption:
	Map Date:	01-10-1943
	Map Status:	Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M3953 IL 1392 01
	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://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/m3953 IL 1392 01.zip