Mine Index Number: 3609
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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White Ash Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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White Ash Mine
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| Start Date:
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1929
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End Date:
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1936
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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2
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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Less than 1; production reported under another name is likely.
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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St. Clair
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2N 9W
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24
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NW SW SE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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St. Clair
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2N 9W
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24
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NW SW SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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48
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7.0
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Underground
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Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 3,501
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| WPA
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circa 1934 [3]
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1:12000
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1:55380
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Thickness, depth, seam, mine type, shaft location.
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| Bibliography
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| WPA map, T2N-R9W - Shaft locations, mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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WPA:
T2N-R9WMap Date: Circa 1934
Coal Co.: White Ash Coal Company
Mine Name: White Ash Mine
Full Res Download
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Idle, or reported under a different name, 1930 to 1935
- ↑ Owner Barney Coppler (due to inconsistent spelling, may be same person as 'B. Kaplar')
- ↑ The survey extent is dated 4-23-1932, which would not be a final outline.
