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Mine Index 4075   Fred Oakley,   Oakley Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Crab Orchard
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4075

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
Company Name: Fred Oakley
Mine Name: Oakley Mine
Start Date: 1935 End Date: 1941
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. This mine was later stripped out and is not shown on the accompanying map.

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 3E 25 SE NW SE
Shaft Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Air shaft Williamson 9S 3E 25 SE NW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Seam Depth (ft) Thickness Min Thickness max Thickness Ave. Mining Method
Springfield 40 4.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Buckner Coal Company Buckner 1935-1937 2,438
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Beltz Coal Company Beltz 1937-1937 750
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Purity Coal Company Purity 1938-1938 1,200
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Sunshine Coal Company Sunshine 1939-1939 52
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Oakley and Stubblefield Oakley and Stubblefield 1940-1940 57
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Fred Oakley [1] Oakley 1941-1941 120
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Fred Oakley Oakley 1941-1941 480 [2]
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Total Production: 5,097

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, IL_1382_01 2-12-1941 1:1200 1:1200 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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 map, IL_1382_01 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Mine Map: il_1382_01
il_1382_01 ThumbnailThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: il_1382_01
Company: Oakley & Ogden
Mine Name: Oakley & Ogden
Caption:
Map Date: 02-12-1941
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M4075 il 1382 01
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/m4075 il 1382 01.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. This mine was identified as the Oakley & Ogden mine on the source map, but it reported as Fred Oakley.
  2. Production after map date.