Mine Index 4147   Brantley Coal Company,   Brantley Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Crab Orchard
Carrier Mills
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4147

Company Name: Brantley Coal Company
Mine Name: Brantley Mine
Start Date: 1945 End Date: 1959
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 29
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 34 NW NW NE
Air shaft Williamson 9S 4E 34 NE NW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 67-70 4.33 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map shows an area in the NW NE of section 34 that caved.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
A. O. Strobel Coal Company Strobel 1945-1957 [1] 80,556
Brantley Coal Company Brantley 1958-1959 6,759
Total Production: 87,315

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, IL_1507_01 3-22-1961 1:1200 1:1200 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, slope location, depth.
State archive map, IL_1507_01 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Strobel|Strobel]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: IL_1507_01
Company:
Mine Name: Strobel
Caption:
Map Date: 03-22-1961
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M4146 m4147 il 1507 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/m4146 m4147 il 1507 01.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1955-1957