Mine Index 3606 Charles C. Dove, Dove Mine

Mine Index Number: 3606

Company Name:	Charles C. Dove
Mine Name:	Dove Mine
Start Date:	1930	End Date:	1942
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	27
Production Indicated Acres:	9	General Area of mining acres shown:
The mine is larger than expected from the reported production. It is likely other operators worked this site.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main drift

St. Clair

2N 8W

18

NE SE NW

Air drift

St. Clair

2N 8W

18

NE SE NW

Escapement

St. Clair

2N 8W

18

NE SE NW

Geology

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

Herrin

20

6.0

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Drift Coal Company (add)	Drift (add)	1930-1935 Idle 1932 and 1933	31,507

Woodland Coal Company (add)	Woodland (add)	1935-1942	13,518

Charles C. Dove (add)	Dove (add)	1942-1942	642

Total Production: 45,667

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351024

3-3-1944

1:2400

1:4966

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.

Microfilm map, document 352356, reel 03138, frame 470, map of Pyramid No. 4 Mine (mine index 501) - Drift locations, mine outline, mining method.

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

ISGS field notes (St. Clair County) - Depth, thickness.