Mine Index 6794   Big Three Coal Company,   Big Three No. 3 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 6794

Company Name: Big Three Coal Company
Mine Name: Big Three No. 3 Mine
Start Date: 1957 End Date: 1959
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit Williamson 9S 3E 19 [1]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Davis 20-23 2.75-7.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Big Three Coal Company Big Three No. 3 1957-1959 4,888
Total Production: 4,888

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes (G. H. Cady) Undated (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. This mine may be near Big Three No. 2 Mine (mine index 4119) in 30-T9S-R4E.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24,000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.