Mine Index 4241 Bankston Creek Collieries Company, Bankston Creek No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 4241

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Bankston Creek Collieries Company
Mine Name:	Bankston Creek No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1947	End Date:	June 1949
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	45
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
Tipple	Saline	9S 6E	27	NE SW NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield				4.67	Surface

Geological Problems Reported

The source map shows several northwest-southeast trending faults throughout the mine.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Bankston Creek Collieries Company (add)	Bankston Creek No. 2 (add)	1947-1949	282,066
Total Production: 282,066

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
Microfilm, document 352800	6-14-1949	1:2400	1:3972	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, thickness.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352800, reel 03140, frames 346 and 347 - Mine location, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.