Mine Index 4093   Knight and Turner Coal Company,   Knight and Turner 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: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4093

Company Name: Knight and Turner Coal Company
Mine Name: Knight and Turner Mine
Start Date: 1937 End Date: December 1953
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 74
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 4E 19 NW NW NW
Air shaft Williamson 9S 4E 19 NW NW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 96-150 4.33-4.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Norris Coal Company Norris 1937-1937 709
Turner Coal Company Turner 1938-1940 42,343
Norris Coal Company Norris 1941-1943 65,315
Knight and Turner Coal Company Knight and Turner 1943-1943 11,295
Turner-Knight-Turner Turner-Knight-Turner 1944-1944 20,733
Knight and Turner Coal Company Knight and Turner 1945-1953 125,473
Total Production: 265,868

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, msha_575_01 11-8-1953 1:1200 1:1200 Final [1]

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
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.
State archive map, msha_575_01 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Knight and Turner|Knight and Turner]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: msha_575_01
Company: Knight and Turner Coal Company
Mine Name: Knight and Turner
Caption:
Map Date: 11-08-1953
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M4093 msha 575 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://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/m4093 msha 575 01.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. The source map states “Final Survey”. The Coal Report production listed for December 1953 may have come from a stockpile rather than additional mining.