Mine Index 4018 Southern Jewel Coal Company, Southern Jewel Mine

Mine Index Number: 4018

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Southern Jewel Coal Company
Mine Name:	Southern Jewel Mine
Start Date:	1935	End Date:	1939
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	3	General Area of mining acres shown:
Not Shown On Map. This mine was later surface mined by Wenzel Mine (mine index 0970).

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	9S 2E	12	SW NW SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Williamson	9S 2E	12	SW NW SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Williamson	9S 2E	12	NW NW SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	30-35			4.0	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Southern Jewel Coal Company (add)	Southern Jewel (add)	1935-1939	8,329
Total Production: 8,329

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, MSHA_509_01	2-25-1939	1:1200	1:1200	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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

Bibliography
State archive, MSHA_509_01 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.