Mine Index 4114   E. E. Ensminger,   Ensminger Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Crab Orchard
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4114

Company Name: E. E. Ensminger
Mine Name: Ensminger Mine
Start Date: 1889 End Date: 1909
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: 3 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Williamson 9S 4E 29 SW SE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 14-45 4.0-8.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
E. E. Ensminger Ensminger 1889-1902 [1] 6,735
Ensminger and Rentfro Ensminger and Rentfro 1902-1903 1,258
E. E. Ensminger Ensminger 1903-1909 8,128
Total Production: 16,121

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1896
  2. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.