Mine Index 0109 Brewerton Coal Company, Brewerton No. 3 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0109

Company Name:	Brewerton Coal Company
Mine Name:	Brewerton No. 3 Mine
Start Date:	1883	End Date:	February 1925
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,184
Acres after map date:	70	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Logan

20N 2W

32

SW SW NW

Air / escape shaft

Logan

20N 2W

32

SW SW NW

Geology

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

Springfield

266

3.0

5.1

5.0

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

A water-saturated layer of gravel was present approximately 50 feet below the surface, which allowed water to seep down the shaft. Clay dikes or ‘horsebacks’ were common. One observer noted them every 10 to 15 feet.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Citizens Coal Mining Company (add)	Citizens (add)	1882-1922	3,920,336

Brewerton Coal Company (add)	Brewerton No. 3 (add)	1922-1925	320,783

Total Production: 4,241,119

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352532

03-31-1922

1:2400

1:4966

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Logan County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

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

Microfilm map, document 352532, reel 03139, frames 255-256 - Shaft location, mine outline.