Mine Index 0081   Perry Coal Company,   Taylor Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: O'Fallon
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0081

Company Name: Perry Coal Company
Mine Name: Taylor Mine
Start Date: 1889 End Date: January 1932
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 633
Acres after map date: 12 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft St. Clair 2N 8W 24 NE SW SW
Air shaft St. Clair 2N 8W 24 NE SW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 200-212 6.5 8.0 7.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was generally limestone with some areas of black shale, mostly on the western side of the mine. The areas of black shale had many slips and the roof was hard to hold. The mine was dry, or the floor clay would heave.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Joseph Taylor Taylor No. 1 1889-1915 2,072,478
International Coal and Mining Company Taylor 1915-1919 390,348
West Virginia Coal Company Taylor 1919-1920 58,705
Perry County Coal Corporation Taylor 1920-1921 114,291
Perry Coal Company Taylor 1921-1930 1,866,008
Perry Coal Company Taylor 1930-1932 76,585 [1]
Total Production: 4,578,415

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351074 3-1-1930 1:2400 1:4140 Not final
State archive, IL_421 4-2-1931 1:2400 1:2400 Not final
State archive, IL_419 8-2-1931 1:2400 1:2400 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 351074, reel 03134, frames 177,178 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
State archive, IL_419 - Mine outline (eastern).
State archive, IL_421 - Mine outline (eastern).
Federal Land Bank Report (St. Clair County) - Depth.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production after map date