Mine Index 0067 Virden Mining Company, Virden Mine

Mine Index Number: 0067

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Virden Mining Company
Mine Name:	Virden Mine
Start Date:	1892	End Date:	July 1960
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,866
Acres after map date:	6	General Area of mining acres shown:	86

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	12N 6W	9	NE NW NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Macoupin	12N 6W	4	SE SW SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
“New” air shaft	Macoupin	12N 6W	3	SE SW NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	320-330	4.0	8.0	6.0-7.0	RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Top coal (15 to 18 inches) was left to support the roof because of the clod between the coal and the limestone caprock. The northern part of the mine had a sandstone roof, which resulted in some wet areas. Rolls were present on the western side of the mine, which curtailed development in that direction. Pyrite bands and lenses were present throughout the seam and the mine. The floor heaved in some areas.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Chicago-Virden Coal Company (add)	Chicago-Virden No. 1 (add)	1892-1904	2,796,067

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Illinois Collieries Company (add)	Illinois Collieries No. 1 (add)	1904-1909	1,141,110

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Glenridge Coal Company (add)	Glenridge No. 1 (add)	1909-1913	664,732

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Montour Coal Company (add)	Montour No. 402 (add)	1913-1918	646,361

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Pittsburg Coal Company (add)	Pitsburg No. 402 (add)	1918-1920	384,787

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Illinois Coal and Coke Corporation (add)	Illinois Coal and Coke No. 3 (add)	1920-1923	861,467

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Illinois Coal Corporation (add)	Empire No. 3 (add)	1923-1932	569,768

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Virden Coal Company (add)	Virden (add)	1932-1937	309,008

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Lincoln Liquidating Company (add)	Lincoln Liquidating (add)	1937-1939	129,606

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Virden Mining Company (add)	Virden (add)	1939-1959	2,879,381

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Virden Mining Company (add)	Virden (add)	1959-1959	28,833

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 10,411,120

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 352558	4-1959	1:2400	1:4966	Not final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 352541	2-28-1938	1:2400	1:4138	Not final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
State archive, IL_1131_03	7-1-1923	1:2400	1:2400	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report	4-1934	1:126720	1:126720	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352558, reel 03139, frames 307-314 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352541, reel 03139, frames 272-274 - Partial mine outline (west side).

Bibliography
State archive, IL_1131_03, map of Royal Colliery Mine (mine index 0185) - Partial mine outline (southwest part of mine).

Bibliography
Federal Land Bank Report (Macoupin County) - General area of mining.

Bibliography
ISGS map library, 4103.M34 i5.1-1 - Geologic problems.