Older Coal Resources Publications
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Publications by ISGS Type
Bulletins
B 78
Minable Coal Reserves of Illinois.
1952. 138p., 8pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4,
Plate 5,
Plate 6,
Plate 7,
Plate 8
B82
Geology and Mineral Resources of the Beardstown, Glasford, Havana and Vermont Quadrangles.
1957. 233p. 7pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4,
Plate 5,
Plate 6,
Plate 7
Circulars
C151
Coal Resources of Franklin County, Illinois.
1949. 20p.
C152
Southern Illinois ‑ Mineral Resources and Industries.
1949. 36 p
C195
Faults and Other Structures in Southern Illinois—A Compilation.
1955. 4p., 1pl.,
Plate 1
C228
Strippable Coal Reserves of Illinois. Part 1—Gallatin, Hardin, Johnson, Pope, Saline, and Williamson Counties.
1957. 39p., 4pls.,
Plate 3,
Plate 4
C260
Strippable Coal Reserves of Illinois. Part 2—Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, and St. Clair Counties.
1958. 35p., 4pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2
C271
Subsurface Geology and Coal Resources of the Pennsylvanian System in Douglas, Coles, and Cumberland Counties, Illinois.
1959. 16p., 3pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3
C311
Strippable Coal Reserves of Illinois.
Part 3—Madison, Macoupin, Jersey, Greene, Scott, Morgan, and Cass
Counties. 1961. 40p., 4pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4
C312
Subsurface Geology and Coal Resources of the Pennsylvanian System‑Sangamon, Macon, Menard, and parts of Christian and Logan Counties.
1961. 28p., 4pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3
C348
Strippable Coal Reserves of Illinois.
Part 5A—Fulton, Henry, Knox, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, and parts
of Bureau, Marshall, Mercer, and Warren Counties. 1963.
59p., 4pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4
C374
Strippable Coal Reserves of Illinois.
Part 4—Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Hancock, McDonough, Pike, Schuyler,
and the southern parts of Henderson and Warren Counties.
1964. 32p., 1pl.,
Plate 1
C380
Subsurface Geology and Coal Resources of the Pennsylvanian System in Clark and Edgar Counties, Illinois.
1965. 28p., 3pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3
C385
Areal Geology of the Illinois Fluorspar District.
Part 2‑Karbers Ridge and Rosiclare Quadrangles.
1965. 40p., 4pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2
C413
Areal Geology of the Illinois Fluorspar District.
Part 3‑Herod and Shetlerville Quadrangles. 1967.
41p., 2pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2
C419
Strippable Coal Reserves of Illinois.
Part 6‑‑La Salle, Livingston, Grundy, Kankakee, Will,
Putnam, and parts of Bureau and Marshall Counties. 1968.
29p., 2pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2
C431
Harrisburg (No. 5) Coal Reserves of Southeastern Illinois.
1968. 29p., 2pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2
C439
Strippable Coal Reserves of Illinois.
Part 5B—Mercer, Rock Island, Warren, and parts of Henderson and
Henry Counties. 1969. 22p., 2pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2
C473
Subsurface Geology and Coal Resources of the Pennsylvanian System in De Witt, McLean, and Piatt Counties, Illinois.
1972. 25p., 4pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4
C489
Reserves of the Herrin (No. 6) Coal in the Fairfield Basin in Southeastern Illinois.
1975. 31p., 2pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2
C504
Reserves and Resources of Surface‑Minable Coal in Illinois.
1978. 44p.
C515
Strippable Coal Resources of Illinois.
Part 8‑Central and Southeastern Counties. 1981.
32p., 2pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2
C521
Strippable Coal Resources of Illinois.
Part 7 ‑ Vermilion and Edgar Counties. 1981.
24p., 1pl.,
Plate 1
C527
Deep‑Minable Coal Resources of Illinois.
1982. 65p., 2pls.
C536
Coal Resources of Grundy, La Salle, and Livingston Counties, Illinois.
1985. 58p., 6pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4,
Plate 5,
Plate 6
C540
The Hornsby District of Low‑Sulfur Herrin Coal in Central Illinois
(Christian, Macoupin, Montgomery, and Sangamon Counties).
1987. 40p., 3pls.,
Plate 1
C551
Coal Resources of the Dekoven and Davis Members (Carbondale Formation) in Gallatin and Saline Counties, Southeastern Illinois.
1993. 41p., 5pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4,
Plate 5
C554
Availability of Coal Resources for Mining in Illinois.
Middletown Quadrangle, Central Illinois. 1994 48p.
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Contract/Grant Report
C/G 1984-1 Recent Compilations of Coal Resource Data for Federal Lands in Illinois. Contr. No. INT BLM AA851-CTI-63. 25p. 1984
Cooperative Resources Report
Coop-4
Coal and Water Resources for Coal Conversion in Illinois.
1975. 79p.
Illinois Minerals Notes
IMN53
Coal Resources of Illinois.
1974. 24p
IMN80
The Seelyville Coal: A Major Unexploited Seam in Illinois.
1981. 11p.
IMN85
Murphysboro Coal, Jackson and Perry Counties: Resources with Low to Medium Sulfur Potential.
1983. 19p.
IM113
Availability of Coal Resources for Mining in Illinois: Galatia Quadrangle, Saline County, Southern Illinois.
1995. 38 pages.
IM114
Availability of Coal Resources for Mining in Illinois: Mt. Carmel Quadrangle, Southeastern Illinois.
1996. 39p.
IM118
Availability of the Springfield Coal for Mining in Illinois
1999. 43 pages. Map summary of IM118 published as
OFS 2000-1. May be purchased:
Ordering information
IM120
Availability of the Herrin Coal for Mining in Illinois
2000. 54 p. Map summary of IM120 published as OFS
2000-10. May be purchased:
Ordering information
IM124
Availability of the Danville, Jamestown, Dekoven, Davis, and Seelyville Coals for Mining in Selected Areas of Illinois
2002. 44p. May be purchased:
Ordering information
IM127
Availability of the Colchester Coal for Mining in Northern and Western Illinois
2003. 21 p. May be purchased:
Ordering information
Mining Investigations Bulletins
Most of the information in the Mining
Investigations Bulletins listed below are superceded by recent Coal
Availability studies shown above (IM118 to IM127).
MIB02
Coal Mining Practice in District VIII (Danville)
1914. 47p.
MIB10
Coal Resources of District I (Longwall).
1915. 149p. 9pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4,
Plate 5,
Plate 6,
Plate 7,
Plate 8,
Plate 9
MIB11
Coal Resources of District VII (Southwestern Illinois) (Coal No. 6 West of DuQuoin Anticline).
1915. 233p. 4pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4
MIB13
Coal Mining in Illinois
1915. 126p.
MIB14
Coal Resources of District VIII (Danville).
1915. 68p. 7pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4,
Plate 5,
Plate 6,
Plate 7
MIB15
Coal Resources of District VI (Jefferson, Franklin and Williamson Counties).
1916. 94p. 7pls.,
Table 13,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4,
Plate 5,
Plate 6,
Plate 7
MIB16
Coal Resources of District II (Jackson County).
1917. 55p. 3pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3
MIB19
Coal Resources of District V (Saline and Gallatin Counties).
1919. 135p. 9pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4,
Plate 5,
Plate 6,
Plate 7,
Plate 8,
Plate 9,
Table 1,
Table 2
MIB26
Coal Resources of District IV (Central Illinois).
1921. 247p. 8pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4,
Plate 5,
Plate 6,
Plate 7,
Plate 8
MIB29
Coal Resources of District III (Western Illinois).
1925. 128p. 2pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2
MIB31
Coal Stripping Possibilities in Southern and Southwestern Illinois.
1927. 57p. 8pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4,
Plate 5,
Plate 6,
Plate 7,
Plate 8
MIB32
Coal Stripping Possibilities in Saline and Gallatin Counties near Equality.
1929. 26p. 1pl.,
Plate 1
Open File Series Reports
OFS 1995-11
Illinois coal Reserve Assessment and Database Development.
Final Report for part 1. 1995. 93p.
OFS 1996-2
Availability of Coal Resources for Mining in Illinois. Atwater, Collinsville and Nokomis Quadrangles, Christian, McCoupin, Madison, Montgomery, and St. Clair Counties.
1996. 33p.
OFS 1996-3
Availability of Coal Resources for Mining in Illinois. Newton and Princeville Quadrangles, Jasper, Peoria and Stark Counties.
1996. 38p.
OFS 1997-4
Illinois Coal Reserve Assessment and Database Development: Final Report
1997. 105p. May be purchased:
Ordering information
OFS 1997-10
Availability of Coal Resources for Mining in Illinois: Augusta, Kewanee
North, Mascoutah, Pinckneyville, and Roodhouse East Quadrangles, Adams,
Brown, Greene, Henry, Perry, Schuyler, and St. Clair Counties
1997. 72p. May be purchased:
Ordering information
OFS 1998-1
Availability of Coal Resources for Mining in Illinois: Albion South,
Peoria West, Snyder-West Union, Springerton, and Tallula Quadrangles,
Clark, Edwards, Hamilton, Menard, Peoria, Sangamon, and White Counties,
Illinois.
1998. 92p. May be purchased:
Ordering information
OFS 1999-7
Availability of Coal Resources for Mining in Illinois: Shawneetown
Quadrangle, Gallatin County, Illinois and Union County, Kentucky
1997. 35p. May be purchased:
Ordering information
OFS 2000-1
Availability of the Springfield Coal for Mining in Illinois: Map
Summary of IM 118.
2000. 2 sheets. May be purchased:
Ordering information
OFS 2000-10
Availability of the Herrin Coal for Mining in Illinois: Map Summary of
IM 120.
2000. 3 sheets. May be purchased:
Ordering information
Reports of Investigations
RI148
Subsurface Geology and Coal Resources of the Pennsylvanian System in Certain Counties of the Illinois Basin.
1951. 123p., 11pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4,
Plate 5,
Plate 6,
Plate 7,
Plate 8,
Plate 9,
Plate 10,
Plate 11
RI 153
Subsurface Geology and Coal Resources of the Pennsylvanian System in White County, Illinois.
1951. 40p., 3pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3
RI 156
Geology and Coal Resources of a Part of the Pennsylvanian System in Shelby, Moultrie, and Portions of Effingham, and Fayette Counties.
1951. 32p., 5pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4,
Plate 5
RI 181
Subsurface Geology and Coal Resources of the Pennsylvanian System in Jasper County, Illinois.
1955. 14p., 3pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3
RI 182
Structure of the Shoal Creek Limestone and Herrin (No. 6) Coal in Wayne County, Illinois.
1955. 7p., 3pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3
RI 183
Subsurface Geology and Coal Resources of the Pennsylvanian System in Wabash County, Illinois.
1955. 24p., 4pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4
RI 193
Subsurface Geology and Coal Resources of the Pennsylvanian System in Crawford and Lawrence Counties, Illinois.
1956. 17p., 4pls.,
Plate 1,
Plate 2,
Plate 3,
Plate 4
Updated 04/11/2012 AGL