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Mine Index 2932   Union Fuel Company,   Union Fuel No. 1 Mine

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Accessible description: Mine Location Basic Data
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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET

Unlocated Mines In: Macoupin unlocated
County: Macoupin
Quadrangle: Virden South
County Coal Data: Macoupin
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2932

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
Company Name: Union Fuel Company
Mine Name: Union Fuel No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1878 End Date: January 1921
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 202
Production Indicated Acres: 230 General Area of mining acres shown: 344

The area shown by the source map is smaller than expected for the reported production. A general area of mining has been added to indicate the approximate dimensions of the mined area, as well as the area that a 1934 map indicated the presence of subsidence pits caused by under-mining.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Macoupin 11N 6W 18 SE NW SW
Shaft Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Air shaft Macoupin 11N 6W 18 SE NW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Seam Depth (ft) Thickness Min Thickness max Thickness Ave. Mining Method
Herrin 325-340 6.0-7.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Henry Cooper and Sons Cooper 1878-1881 600 [1]
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Dennis Noonan Noonan 1881-1888 227,310
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
H. Cooper and Son Cooper 1888-1889 26,398
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Carbon Coal Company Carbon 1889-1893 190,655
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Nilwood Carbon Coal Company Nilwood Carbon 1893-1902 292,137
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Weaver Coal and Coke Company Weaver 1902-1903 42,420
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Manufacturer’s Fuel Company Manufacturer’s Fuel 1903-1906 [2] 63,463
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Prairie State Coal and Coke Company Prairie State No. 1 1906-1909 [3] 126,542
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Nilwood Coal Company Nilwood 1909-1910 1,500
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Illinois Central Fuel Company Illinois Central Fuel No. 1 1910-1911 77,877
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Illinois Central Fuel Company Illinois Central Fuel No. 1 1911-1917 [4] 30,850 [5]
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Nilwood Coal Company Nilwood No. 1 1917-1919 49,000 [6]
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Union Fuel Company Union Fuel No. 1 1919-1921 76,184 [7]
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Total Production: 1,204,936

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
State archive, PB_1029_01 2-17-1921 Unknown 1:24000 Not final
Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, PB_1096_01 9-12-1924 1:6000 1:6000 Final
Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 4-1934 1:189096 1:189096 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth, thickness.
Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Macoupin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Bibliography
Mine notes (Macoupin County) - Shaft location, seam, thickness.
Bibliography
State archive, PB_1029_01 - Mine outline, mining method.
Bibliography
State archive, PB_1096_01 - Shaft locations, mine outline (northwest part of mine).
Bibliography
Federal Land Bank Report (Macoupin County) - General area of mining (subsidence pits).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Mine Map: PB_1096_01
PB_1096_01 ThumbnailThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: PB_1096_01
Company:
Mine Name: Nilwood No. 1
Caption:
Map Date: 09-12-1924
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M2932 PB 1096 01
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/m2932 PB 1096 01.zip
Mine Map: PB_1029_01
PB_1029_01 ThumbnailThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: PB_1029_01
Company:
Mine Name: Nilwood No. 1
Caption:
Map Date: 02-17-1921
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M2932 PB 1029 01
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/m2932 PB 1029 01.zip
Mine Map: Macoupin County
Macoupin County ThumbnailThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Federal Land Bank Report
Map ID: Macoupin County
Company:
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date:
Map Status: Secondary
Image Credit:
Note: Clipped version of the Federal Land Bank Report.

Full Federal Land Bank (Quade) Download

More Info: M2932 quade
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/m2932 quade.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. ↑ Production from July 1879 to June 1881 unknown
  2. ↑ Idle 1905, 1906
  3. ↑ Idle 1909
  4. ↑ Idle 1913-1917
  5. ↑ Production after map date
  6. ↑ Production after map date
  7. ↑ Production after map date

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