Mine Index 3553 Madison Coal Corporation, Madison No. 7 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3553

Company Name:	Madison Coal Corporation
Mine Name:	Madison No. 7 Mine
Start Date:	1901	End Date:	March 1, 1907
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	172
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

St. Clair

1N 9W

14

SW NE NE

Air shaft

St. Clair

1N 9W

14

SW NE NE

Geology

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

Herrin

178-185

7.0

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Madison Coal Company (add)	Crown (add)	1901-1902	107,222

Madison Coal Company (add)	Madison No. 7 (add)	1902-1904	204,764

Crown Coal and Iron Company (add)	Crown No. 4 (add)	1904-1905	113,370

Madison Coal Corporation (add)	Madison No. 7 (add)	1905-1907	115,342

Total Production: 540,698

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351186

3-4-1907

1:2400

1:4634

Final

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.

Microfilm map, document 351186, reel 03134, frame 344 - Shaft locations, mine outline, method.

Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Thickness, depth, seam, mine type, shaft location.

Federal Land Bank Report (St. Clair County) - Depth.