Mine Index 3973 Puritan Coal Company, Puritan No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3973

Company Name:	Puritan Coal Company
Mine Name:	Puritan No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1923	End Date:	1936
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	13
Acres after map date:	13	General Area of mining acres shown:
The mine was later partially surface-mined.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Williamson

8S 2E

33

SE NW SE

Geology

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

Springfield

60

4.17 (3.75-4.5)

RP

Geological Problems Reported

A 1924 death was attributed to “fumes”, and may be an indication of gas in the mine.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Wilco Mining Company (add)	Wilco (add)	1923-1925	19,778

Puritan Coal Company (add)	Puritan No. 1 (add)	1926-1936	74,230

Total Production: 94,008

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS Coal Section files

1946

1:15600

1:15600

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, mining method, geologic problems.

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.

ISGS Coal Section files, Map Case 3, G-9, composite map by Franklin County Coal Company - Mine outline, slope location.