Mine Index 0850 Pschirrer Coal Company, Pschirrer Mine

Mine Index Number: 0850

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Pschirrer Coal Company
Mine Name:	Pschirrer Mine
Start Date:	1936	End Date:	April 1961
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	253
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Fulton	7N 4E	3	SE NE SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Fulton	7N 4E	3	SW NE SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin (1959-1961)	81			4.33-4.5	MRP

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	150			4.17-4.67	RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The Springfield Coal had calcite and pyrite along fracture facings.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Pschirrer and Sons Coal Company (add)	Pschirrer No. 2 (add)	1936-1936	45,084

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Pschirrer and Sons Coal Company (add)	Kildee No. 3 (add)	1937-1959	1,809,266

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Pschirrer Coal Company (add)	Pschirrer(No. 6 coal) (add)	1960-1961	21,016

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 1,875,366

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 351661	7-1-1961	1:2400	1:4303	Final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 351660	4-1-1959	1:2400	1:4635	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, geologic problems.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351661, reel 03137, frame 25 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method (Herrin Coal).

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351660, reel 03137, frames 23 & 24 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method (Springfield Coal).