Mine Index 4428 Willis Coal and Mining Company, Willis Mine

Mine Index Number: 4428

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Willis Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name:	Willis Mine
Start Date:	1894	End Date:	1895
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	30
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
Main shaft	Randolph	6S 5W	13	SW NW SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	85			5.0	RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Willis Coal and Mining Company (add)	Willis (add)	1894-1895	5,200
Total Production: 5,200

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
WPA, T6S-R5W	circa 1934	1:120000	1:120000	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

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

Bibliography
WPA map, T6S-R5W - Shaft location, mine outline.