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|Production=none {{#info: The Coal Report of 1889 indicates this mine was abandoned, owned by Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis. No production reported under this name.|note}}
|Production=none {{#info: The Coal Report of 1889 indicates this mine was abandoned, owned by Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis. No production reported under this name.|note}}
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===Production Notes===
===Production Notes===

Revision as of 11:18, June 1, 2022

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: French Village
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3496

Company Name: Dutch Hollow Coal Company
Mine Name: Birkner Mine
Start Date: 1874 End Date: 1889
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 30
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 shaft The Birkner Mine was connected underground to the Excelsior Mine (mine index 4330). St. Clair 1N 8W 6 SE SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 130-135 6.0-7.0 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Edward Avery and Company Birkner pre1874-1883 Production prior to 1882 is not known. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 21 acres were mined. 25,260
Dutch Hollow Coal Company Birkner 1883-1884 12,000
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Birkner 1884-1889 none The Coal Report of 1889 indicates this mine was abandoned, owned by Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis. No production reported under this name.
Total Production: 37,260

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, IL_221 2-2-1930 1:2400 1:2400 Secondary source
Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois 1874 1:36205 1:36205 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
State archive, IL_221, map of Valley Mine (mine index 3615) - Shaft locations, mine outline, method.
Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois, 1874, Warner & Beers, Chicago, Illinois - Years of operation.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs