Mine Index 4514   Menow Coal Company,   Menow No. 1 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Crab Orchard
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 4514

Company Name: Menow Coal Company
Mine Name: Menow No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1965 End Date: July 1966
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 18 General Area of mining acres shown:

This mine is located within a larger surface-mined area.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple / pit Williamson 9S 4E 19 NW NW SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 50 5.5 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Menow Coal Company Menow No. 1 1965-1966 159,216
Total Production: 159,216

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS quadrangle and digitized. Secondary source
Department of Mines & Minerals Undated 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 (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, mine location.
Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a-02-13, aerial photograph base map with surface mines identified - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/thumbnails/7a-02-13_geo_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Department of Mines & Minerals
Map ID: 7a-02-13
Company:
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date: Undated
Map Status: Secondary
Image Credit:
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More Info: 7a-02-13 geo
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/7a-02-13 geo.zip

Photographs