Mine Index Number: 4522
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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P. R. S., Inc.
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| Mine Name:
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P. R. S. Mine
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| Start Date:
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1935
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End Date:
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April 1949
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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77 in Herrin Coal and 162 in Springfield Coal
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Tipple / pit [1]
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Williamson
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9S 1E
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4
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NE NE SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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35-44
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4.0-9.0
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Surface
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| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Springfield
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32-36
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4.0
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 1,132,628
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Microfilm, document 353265
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7-27-1948
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1:2400
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1:5131
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Final / Not final [3]
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness (Herrin).
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, tipple / pit location, seam, depth, thickness (Springfield).
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 353265, reel 03142, frame 209 - Tipple / pit locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: 353265 3142 209, 31x
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Microfilm
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| Map ID:
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353265 3142 209, 31x
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| Company:
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P. R. S., Inc.
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| Mine Name:
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P. R. S.
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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07/37/1948
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| Map Status:
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M4522.jpg
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| 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!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m4522.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Pits were mined in SW Section 3 and NE Section 4, T9S-R1E in the Herrin Coal, and SW Section 3 and SE & NW Section 4, T9S-R1E in the Springfield Coal.
- ↑ 1937 tonnage includes McLaren No. 2 (mine index 3997); some later years may also.
- ↑ Final for the Herrin Coal, Not final for the Springfield Coal
