Mine Index 4153 Briar Hill Coal Company, Briar Hill Mine

Mine Index Number: 4153

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Briar Hill Coal Company
Mine Name:	Briar Hill Mine
Start Date:	Circa 1870	End Date:	1879
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Shaft	Jackson	9S 2W	16	SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Murphysboro	60	1.4		3.5-4.0	Underground

Geological Problems Reported

The coal was overlain by 45 ft of shale with 1 ft of clod. the shale was overlain by 15 ft of surficial materials. the coal seam had a 5 inch bone parting, 31 inches below the top of the bed.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Briar Hill Coal Company (add)	Briar Hill (add)	circa1870-1879	Unknown
Total Production: Unknown

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
ISGS field notes (G. H. Cady)	1921	(text only)	1:24000	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, shaft location, thickness, geologic problems.

Bibliography
ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness, years of operation.