Mine Index 0148   Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis,   Lake Creek Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Johnston City
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 0148

Company Name: Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
Mine Name: Lake Creek Mine
Start Date: 1905 End Date: December 1928
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 761
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft (10 x 14 ft) Williamson 8S 3E 18 NW SW NE
Air shaft (9 x 13 ft) Williamson 8S 3E 18 NE SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 313 7.0 11.0 7.17-10.0 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Fire caused by gas in the entry killed one man in 1906. In 1914 gas caused a fire that left no fatalities but necessitated walling off a portion of the mine to smother the fire. The source map shows a pattern of mining indicative of northwest-southeast trending faults through the center of the mine, although these areas were not labeled as such on the map. The roof was gray shale, with no problems reported. The top 2 feet of the coal was soft and left whenever possible. Some charcoal lenses were present in the coal, as well as pyrite stringers. Some faults cut the coal (both normal and reverse), with offsets of several feet. The largest offset was 37 feet. The floor was claystone up to 4 feet thick, which was softer and more prone to heaving in the eastern part of the mine.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Lake Creek Coal Company Lake Creek 1905-1910 [1] 3,000
Big Muddy Consolidated Coal Company Big Muddy No. 1 1910-1912 [2] 6,055
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Lake Creek 1912-1928 5,685,164
Total Production: 5,694,219

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 353126 7-1-1929 1:2400 1:4303 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, geologic problems.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
Microfilm map, document 353126, reel 03141, frames 356-359 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
W.J. Nelson (ISGS), Catalog of Coal Mines in Williamson County, 2003 - Geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Idle 1907-1910
  2. Idle 1912