Mine Index 4138 Gresham Coal Company, Gresham Mine

Mine Index Number: 4138

Company Name:	Gresham Coal Company
Mine Name:	Gresham Mine
Start Date:	1932	End Date:	1937
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	5
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
This mine was later partially surface mined by Producers No 2 Mine (mine index 3730).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Williamson

9S 4E

32

SW SE NW

Air shaft

Williamson

9S 4E

32

NW SE NW

Geology

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

Springfield

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

R. O. Gresham and Leland Jackson (add)	Gresham and Jackson (add)	1932-1932	1,100

Gresham and Roberts (add)	Gresham and Roberts (add)	1933-1934	3,696

Gresham Coal Company (add)	Gresham (add)	1935-1937	7,914

Total Production: 12,710

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

State archive, IL_1461_01

4-8-1937

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.

State archive map, IL_1461_01 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.