Mine Index 4518 Prosperity Coal Company, Prosperity No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 4518

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Prosperity Coal Company
Mine Name:	Prosperity No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1923	End Date:	June 1924
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	Less than 1	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 / pit	Williamson	9S 1E	4	SE NE SE

Geology

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

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

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Prosperity Coal Company (add)	Prosperity No. 2 (add)	1923-1924	5,704
Total Production: 5,704

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
ISGS field notes (J. Potteets)	1932	1:62500	1:24000	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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

Bibliography
ISGS field notes (Williamson County) - Mine location.