Mine Index 4101 Wyvan K. Coal Company, Wyven K. No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 4101

Company Name:	Wyvan K. Coal Company
Mine Name:	Wyven K. No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1956	End Date:	May 1957
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	13
Production Indicated Acres:	3	General Area of mining acres shown:
The area shown on the accompanying map is larger than expected for the reported production. Other operators may have mined in this location.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Tipple / pit

Williamson

9S 4E

25

SE SW SW

Geology

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

Herrin

15-25

5.0-5.5

Surface

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Wyvan K. Coal Company (add)	Wyvan K. No. 1 (add)	1956-1957	23,895
Total Production: 23,895

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

USGS topographic map

PR 1990

1:24000

1:24000

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, seam, thickness, mining method.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, seam, depth.

USGS topographic map, Carrier Mills Quadrangle, 1961, Photorevised 1990 - Mine outline.

W.J. Nelson (ISGS), Catalog of Coal Mines in Williamson County, 2003 - Mine location.