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Mine Index 4516   Bill Illich Coal Company,   Illich Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Herrin
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4516

Company Name: Bill Illich Coal Company
Mine Name: Illich Mine
Start Date: 1941 End Date: September 1948
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 12 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Williamson 8S 2E 32 NE NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 90 4.0-8.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Red Ring Coal Company Red Ring 1941-1941 5,480
Logan-Flick Coal Company [1] Logan 1942-1946 [2] 25,462
Bill Illich Coal Company Illich 1947-1948 36,294
Total Production: 67,236

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated 1:62500 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. This could very likely be a poor transcription of “Logan-Ilich”. For this reason, the name was not carried through to the mine name.
  2. Idle 1944-1946