Mine Index 4104 Green Valley Coal Company, Green Valley No. 1238 Mine

Mine Index Number: 4104

Company Name:	Green Valley Coal Company
Mine Name:	Green Valley No. 1238 Mine
Start Date:	1938	End Date:	December 1953
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	83
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
This mine was later partially surface-mined by Amax Delta Mine (mine index 0702).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Williamson

9S 4E

27

SE SE NW

Air shaft

Williamson

9S 4E

27

SW SE NW

Geology

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

Springfield

75-150

4.5-4.67

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Green Valley Coal Company (add)	Green Valley (add)	1938-1939	3,378

Winning Coal Company (add)	Green Valley (add)	1939-1939	4,378

Green Valley Coal Company (add)	Green Valley No. 1238 (add)	1940-1953	355,601

Total Production: 363,357

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

State archive, il_1612_01

3-9-1953

1:1200

1:1200

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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.

State archive map, il_1612_01 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.