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Revision as of 12:00, June 19, 2020
Mine Index Number: 3507
Company Name: | Purity Coal Company | ||
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Mine Name: | Purity Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1938 | End Date: | 1961 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | 52 | ||
Acres after map date: | General Area of mining acres shown: | ||
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Main shaft | St. Clair | 1N 8W | 12 | 725' FSL, 3895 FEL |
Air shaft | St. Clair | 1N 8W | 12 | NW SE SW |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Herrin | 187 | 7.0 | MRP |
Geological Problems Reported
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Purity Coal Company | Purity | 1938-1961 Idle April 1955 to 1961 | 283,535 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-54 | 5-1-1960 Note on back of Peabody Coal Company map of St. Ellen Mine (mine index 533): "Up-to date 1-1-1969" | 1:4800 | 1:4800 | Secondary source |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation. |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method. |
ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-54, map of Peabody Coal Company, St. Ellen mine (mine index 533) - Shaft locations, mine outline, method. |
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Thickness, depth, seam, mine type, shaft location. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs