Mine Index 4096 Charles Burch, Burch Mine

Mine Index Number: 4096

Company Name:	Charles Burch
Mine Name:	Burch Mine
Start Date:	1923	End Date:	1937
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	15
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
This mine was later partially stripped out by Delta Mine (mine index 0702).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Williamson

9S 4E

21

NE SE NE

Air shaft

Williamson

9S 4E

21

NE SE NE

Geology

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

Herrin

22

5.5

7.0

5.67

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was light gray shale that made a sharp contact with the coal. Small concretions were present in the roof. A very thin shale parting was present 1.5 feet below the top of the seam. Pyrite concretions were present in the coal. Mining in the western part of the mine was halted by a fault.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Charles Burch (add)	Burch (add)	1923-1937	52,350
Total Production: 52,350

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

State archive, msha_623_01

11-1-1937

1:1200

1:1200

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, thickness, geologic problems.

ISGS field notes (Williamson County) - Depth, geologic problems.

State archive map, msha_623_01 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.