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==Mine Notes== | ==Mine Notes== |
Revision as of 10:52, November 12, 2020
Mine Index Number: 3601
Company Name: | Abbey Coal and Mining Company | ||
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Mine Name: | Abbey No. 1 Mine | ||
Start Date: | Unknown | End Date: | 1886 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | 83 | ||
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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Springwell shaft | St. Clair | 2N 8W | 4 | NE NE SW |
Bartlett shaft | St. Clair | 2N 8W | 4 | SE SW NE |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Herrin | 97-140 | 6.0-7.0 | MRP |
Geological Problems Reported
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Abbey Coal and Mining Company | Abbey No. 1 | pre1882-1886 | 218,763 Production and ownership prior to 1882 unknown. The source map refers to one shaft as the “Bartlett shaft”, indicating that Bartlett Coal Company may have been a previous owner. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 43 acres mined. |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Company map | 4-11-1924 | 1:2400 | 1:2400 | Secondary source |
Federal Land Bank Report | 6-1934 | 1:126720 | 1:126720 | Secondary source The Federal Land Bank Report also indicated that the area north of Abbey No. 1, west of Abbey No. 4 (mine index 3600) and south of Abbey No. 3 (mine index 2769) was mined. This area is shown as a general area of mining on the accompanying map. |
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. |
Old Ben archive collection, map of Consolidated Coal Company Mine No. 17 (mine index 201) - Mine outline (northern, eastern and southern), shaft locations, mining method. |
Federal Land Bank Report - Mine outline (western). |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs