Mine Index 3955 Egyptian Coal Company, Egyptian No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3955

Company Name:	Egyptian Coal Company
Mine Name:	Egyptian No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1933	End Date:	March 1951
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	8
Acres after map date:		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

33

SW SW SW

Air shaft

Williamson

8S 1E

33

SE SW SW

Geology

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

Springfield

55

4

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Egyptian Coal Company (add)	Egyptian (add)	1933-1934	3,095

Newton Brayfield Coal Company (add)	Brayfield (add)	1935-1948	27,993

Egyptian Coal Company (add)	Egyptian No. 1 (add)	1949-1951	6,412

Total Production: 37,500

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 353231

12-29-1951

1:1200

1:1572

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

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

Microfilm map, document 353231, reel 03142, frame 161 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.