Mine Index Number: 4098
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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B. and F. Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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B. and F. Mine
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| Start Date:
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1933
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End Date:
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1948
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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31
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Most of the old works in the northern part of the mine were later surface-mined by the Delta Mine (mine index 0702).
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main slope [1]
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Williamson
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9S 4E
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21
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SW NE NE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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30-40
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5.5-5.67
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 160,077
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| State archive, msha_581_01
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1-1-1949
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| State archive map, msha_581_01 - Slope location, mine outline, mining method, seam.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: msha_581_01
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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msha_581_01
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| Company:
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B. and F. Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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B. and F.
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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01-01-1949
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M4098 msha 581 01
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| 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!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/m4098 msha 581 01.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Old works were shown to the north. The air shaft may be in that portion of the mine. Most of this area was later surface-mined by the Delta Mine (mine index 702).
- ↑ Changed ownership in 1938, but reported under the same name.
- ↑ Idle 1941 and 1943
