Mine Index 4134   Jones Brothers Company,   Jones No. 1 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
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: 4134

Company Name: Jones Brothers Company
Mine Name: Jones No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1951 End Date: 1959
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 14
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Williamson 9S 4E 31 SE NE NE
Air shaft Williamson 9S 4E 32 NW NW NW Also connected underground to Steel Tipple Mine (mine index 4122); this may have been used for additional ventilation or escapeway.

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 52-160 4.17-4.33 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Parton Coal Company Parton No. 1 1951-1954 23,367
New Walnut Valley Coal Company New Walnut Valley No. 2 1955-1957 10,743
Jones Brothers Coal Company Jones No. 1 1958-1959 2,918
Total Production: 37,028

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, msha_556_01 5-15-1959 1:1200 1:1200 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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.
State archive map, msha_556_01 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Jones No. 1|Jones No. 1]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: msha_556_01
Company: Jones Brothers Coal Company
Mine Name: Jones No. 1
Caption:
Map Date: 05-15-1959
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M4134 msha 556 01
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! https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/m4134 msha 556 01.zip

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