Mine Index 3536 Andrew Brandenberger, Brandenberger No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3536

Company Name:	Andrew Brandenberger
Mine Name:	Brandenberger No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1882	End Date:	1888
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None Production indicates approximately 42 acres were mined in addition to the 85 acres mined before production statistics were reported.
Production Indicated Acres:	42 in addition to the 85 acres reported mined before 1882	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

St. Clair

1N 8W

29

NE NE

Geology

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

Herrin

90-120

7.0

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Andrew Brandenberger (add)	Brandenberger No. 1 (add)	pre1882-1888	232,617 Production and years of operatoin prior to 1882 are not known. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 85 acres were mined.

Total Production: 232,617

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351054

9-19-1933

1:1200

1:1200

Secondary source Map of Pioneer Mine (mine index 3535) designates "Abandoned Mine, (water) Danger" to the east. This is assumed to be the Brandenberger mine, because ISGS databases indicated Brandenberger was located in section 29 of T1N, R8W. A general area of mining was drawn to indicate the location and some of the extent of the Brandenberger Mine.

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Microfilm map, document 351054, reel 03134, frame 152 - Mine location.