Mine Index 4535   Crab Orchard Cooperative Coal Company, Incorporated,   Crab Orchard Cooperative 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
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4535

Company Name: Crab Orchard Cooperative Coal Company, Incorporated
Mine Name: Crab Orchard Cooperative No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1962 End Date: December 1963
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 45 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Tipple / pit Williamson 9S 4E 30 N ½ S ¼

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 50 4.33 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Crab Orchard Cooperative Coal Co., Incorporated Crab Orchard Cooperative No. 1 1962-1963 314,368
Total Production: 314,368

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Nelson, Catalog of Coal Mines 2003 (text only) 1:24000 [1] Secondary source
Department of Mines & Minerals Undated Secondary source
Department of Mines & Minerals Undated 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, mine location, seam.
W.J. Nelson (ISGS), Catalog of Coal Mines in Williamson County - Mine location.
Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a-02-13, aerial photograph base with surface mines identified - Mine outline.
Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a-02-14, aerial photograph base with surface mines identified - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/thumbnails/7a-02-14_geo_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Department of Mines & Minerals
Map ID: 7a-02-14
Company:
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date: Undated
Map Status: Secondary
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: 7a-02-14 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-02-14 geo.zip
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:
Note:
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

Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.