Mine Index 4428 Willis Coal and Mining Company, Willis Mine

Mine Index Number: 4428

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 Production indicates approximately 1 acre was mined. Other operators may have worked the mine previously.
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 shaft

Randolph

6S 5W

13

SW NW SW

Geology

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

Herrin

85

5.0

RP

Production

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

WPA, T6S-R5W

circa 1934

1:120000

1:120000

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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