Mine Index 4097 Deep Vein Coal Company, Deep Vein Mine

Mine Index Number: 4097

Company Name:	Deep Vein Coal Company
Mine Name:	Deep Vein Mine
Start Date:	1931	End Date:	1935
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	4
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The area shown is larger than expected for the reported production. Production indicates approximately 1 acre was mined. There may have been previous owners for this mine.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Williamson

9S 3E

24

NE NW NE

Air shaft

Williamson

9S 3E

24

NE NW NE

Geology

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

Herrin

16

6.5

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map shows that the mine broke into an old slope at the southern end of the mine. The old slope may have been Fred Bones (mine index 4070). Most of the rooms and entries on the source map have “fall” written in them. This would indicate very poor roof conditions, probably from little bedrock being present above the coal.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Deep Vein Coal Company (add)	Deep Vein (add)	1931-1935	4,136
Total Production: 4,136

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.W52 i5.1-58

4-1-1935

1:1200

1:1200

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-58 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.