Mine Index 3954 Johns Coal Company, Johns Mine

Mine Index Number: 3954

Company Name:	Johns Coal Company
Mine Name:	Johns Mine
Start Date:	1925	End Date:	August 1938
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	6
Acres after map date:	<1	General Area of mining acres shown:
The Johns Mine also mined some unmined areas and pillars of the Peerless Mine (mine index 0813).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

“Sunshine” slope

Williamson

8S 1E

33

SE SE SW

“Johns” slope

Williamson

8S 1E

33

SE SE SW

Geology

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

Herrin

54

9

RPB

Springfield

153

4.0-9

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Cambria Coal Company (add)	Cambria (add)	1925-1926	6,609

Ogmore Coal Company (add)	Ogmore (add)	1927-1932	12,636

Sunrise Coal Company (add)	Sunrise (add)	1933-1936	24,296

Johns Coal Company (add)	Johns (add)	1937-1937	2,974

Johns Coal Company (add)	Johns (add)	1938-1938	784

Total Production: 47,299

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.W52 i5.1-65

12-27-1937

1:1200

1:1200

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam depth, thickness (Springfield).

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

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

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-65 - Slope locations, mine outline, mining method.