Mine Index 4059   Blue Ribbon Coal Company,   Blue Ribbon No. 3 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Johnston City
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4059

Company Name: Blue Ribbon Coal Company
Mine Name: Blue Ribbon No. 3 Mine
Start Date: 1945 End Date: December 1951
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 21
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 9S 3E 7 NW NE NE
Air shaft Williamson 9S 3E 7 NW NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 64 4.0-4.17 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Blue Ribbon Coal Company Blue Ribbon No. 3 1945-1951 [1] 57,265
Total Production: 57,265

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 353202 11-11-1951 1:1200 1:1572 Not final [2]

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 353202, reel 03142, frame 111 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1946
  2. The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.