Mine Index 6806 C. M. and F. J. Bruce, Bruce Mine

Disclaimer 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: 6806

This mine was partially stripped out by later surface mining.
Company Name:	C. M. and F. J. Bruce
Mine Name:	Bruce Mine
Start Date:	1934	End Date:	1934
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	2
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Williamson

9S 4E

29

SE SE SW ^[1]

Air slope

Williamson

9S 4E

29

SE SE SW ^[2]

Geology

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

Springfield

RPB

Geological Problems Reported

The source map of Bruce Mine showed that the northernmost room holed into old works of another mine.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

C. M. and F. J. Bruce (add)	Bruce (add)	1934-1934	6,440
Total Production: 6,440

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

State archive, IL_1442_01

2-17-1935

1:600

Final ^[3]

State archive, IL_1440_01

1-6-1949

1:1200

Secondary source ^[4]

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.

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

State archive map, IL_1442_01 - Slope locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.

State archive map, IL_1440_01, map of L. and M. Mine (mine index 4113) - Mine outline (eastern).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	State Archive
	Map ID:	IL_1442_01
	Company:	C. M. and F. J. Bruce
	Mine Name:	Bruce
	Caption:
	Map Date:	02-17-1935
	Map Status:	Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M6806 IL 1442 01
	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/m6806 IL 1442 01.zip

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	State Archive
	Map ID:	IL_1440_01
	Company:	L. and M. Coal Company
	Mine Name:	L. and M.
	Caption:
	Map Date:	01-06-1949
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:	Secondary source for Mine Index 6806- shows more eastern workings
	More Info:	M4113 IL 1440 01
	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/m4113 IL 1440 01.zip

Photographs

Notes

↑ Not shown due to later surface mining.
↑ Not shown due to later surface mining.
↑ The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.
↑ The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.

[1] Not shown due to later surface mining.

[2] Not shown due to later surface mining.

[3] The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.

[4] The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.

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