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Mine Index 0070   Madison County Coal and Mining Company,   Madison No. 4 Mine or Thermal Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Madison unlocated
County: Madison
Quadrangle: Edwardsville
County Coal Data: Madison
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0070

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
Company Name: Madison County Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name: Madison No. 4 Mine or Thermal Mine
Start Date: 1920 End Date: March 1940
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 921
Acres after map date: 91 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 Madison 4N 8W 23 SW NE NW
Shaft Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Air shaft Madison 4N 8W 23 NW SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Seam Depth (ft) Thickness Min Thickness max Thickness Ave. Mining Method
Herrin 204 8.0 5.0-6.0 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Donk Brothers Coal and Coke Company Donk No. 4, Thermal 1920-1927 2,723,968
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Peabody Coal Company Peabody No. 17 1927-1931 [1] 686,643
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Madison County Coal and Mining Company Madison No. 4, Thermal 1931-1938 670,106
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Madison County Coal and Mining Company Madison No. 4, Thermal 1938-1940 409,597 [2]
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Total Production: 4,490,314

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 352376 4-20-1938 1:2400 1:4634 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine index, ownership, mine names, years of operation.
Bibliography
Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352376, reel 03138, frames 501-505 - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Mine Map: 352376 3138 501-505
352376 3138 501-505 ThumbnailThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Microfilm
Map ID: 352376 3138 501-505
Company: Donk Brother Coal & Coke Company
Mine Name: Madison No. 4
Caption:
Map Date: April 20, 1938
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note: Used as a Secondary source for Mine Index 2776

also Shows faint workings of Mine Index 285

More Info: M0070mrg
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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/madison/M0070mrg.zip
Mine Map: IL_12_06
IL_12_06 ThumbnailThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Archive
Map ID: IL_12_06
Company: Donk Brother Coal & Coke Company
Mine Name: Madison No. 4
Caption:
Map Date: April 20, 1938
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit: Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Mines and Minerals
Note: Used as a Secondary source for Mine Index 2776

also Shows faint workings of Mine Index 285

More Info: Il 12 06
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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/madison/m0070 IL 12 06.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1931
  2. Production after map date