Mine Index 4080   White Cat Coal Company,   White Cat Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
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: 4080

Company Name: White Cat Coal Company
Mine Name: White Cat Mine
Start Date: 1933 End Date: 1940
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 4
Acres after map date: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. The area was later surface-mined, and this mine is not shown on the accompanying map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

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

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 37-42 3.5-4.3 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Charles J. Bruce Bruce 1933-1938 9,362
Charles J. Bruce Bruce 1938-1939 384 [1]
White Cat Coal Company White Cat 1940-1940 100 [2]
Total Production: 9,846

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 353078 11-15-1938 1:1200 1:1572 Not final

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 353078, reel 03141, frame 272 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Bruce|Bruce]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Microfilm
Map ID: 353078 3141 272
Company: Charles J. Bruce
Mine Name: Bruce
Caption:
Map Date: 11-15-1938
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M4080b.zip
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/m4080b.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production after map date.
  2. Production after map date.