Mine Index 3967   Van Hoos Coal Company,   Coal Belt 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: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3967

Company Name: Van Hoos Coal Company
Mine Name: Coal Belt Mine
Start Date: 1919 End Date: October 1924
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 7 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple or pit Williamson 8S 2E 32 SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 6.0-8.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Coal Belt Coal Company Coal Belt 1919-1924 [1] 75,819
Van Hoos Coal Company Coal Belt 1924-1924 3,000
Total Production: 78,819

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, IL_1435_01 Undated 1:12 not digitized [2] Undated

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method, seam, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
State archive, IL_1435_01 - Mine location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/thumbnails/m3967_IL_1435_01_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Archive
Map ID: IL_1435_01
Company: Van Hoos Strip
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date: Undated
Map Status:
Image Credit:
Note: Does not show workings

Not georegistered

More Info: M3967
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/m3967 IL 1435 01.jpg

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1923
  2. The source map had nothing to georeference to the USGS topographic map. An uncertain location point symbol was put in SE SE 32-T8S-R2E, as text on the source map indicated.