Mine Index 4067 Wilkins Coal Company, Square Deal Mine

Mine Index Number: 4067

Company Name:	Wilkins Coal Company
Mine Name:	Square Deal Mine
Start Date:	1939	End Date:	March 1949
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	85
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

23

NE NE NE

Air shaft

Williamson

9S 3E

23

SE NE NE

Geology

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

Springfield

72-75

4.17-4.33

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Square Deal Coal Company (add)	Square Deal (add)	1939-1946 Idle 1940	193,878

Wilkins Coal Company (add)	Square Deal (add)	1946-1949	128,424

Total Production: 322,302

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

State archive, msha_511_01

3-27-1949

1:2400

1:2400

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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

State archive map, msha_511_01 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.