Mine Index 4522 P. R. S., Inc., P. R. S. Mine

Disclaimer 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: 4522


Company Name:	P. R. S., Inc.
Mine Name:	P. R. S. Mine
Start Date:	1935	End Date:	April 1949
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	77 in Herrin Coal and 162 in Springfield Coal
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Tipple / pit ^[1]

Williamson

9S 1E

4

NE NE SE

Geology

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

Herrin

35-44

4.0-9.0

Surface

Springfield

32-36

4.0

Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

McLaren Coal Company (add)	McLaren No. 1 (add)	1935-1946	906,115 ^[2]

P. R. S., Inc. (add)	P. R. S. (add)	1946-1949	226,513


Total Production: 1,132,628

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Microfilm, document 353265

7-27-1948

1:2400

1:5131

Final / Not final ^[3]

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness (Herrin).

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

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, tipple / pit location, seam, depth, thickness (Springfield).

Microfilm map, document 353265, reel 03142, frame 209 - Tipple / pit locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

M4522 minenotes.pdf

Mine Images

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Microfilm
	Map ID:	353265 3142 209, 31x
	Company:	P. R. S., Inc.
	Mine Name:	P. R. S.
	Caption:
	Map Date:	07/37/1948
	Map Status:
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M4522.jpg
	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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m4522.zip

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

[1] 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.

[2] 1937 tonnage includes McLaren No. 2 (mine index 3997); some later years may also.

[3] Final for the Herrin Coal, Not final for the Springfield Coal

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