Mine Index 0203   Oak Coal Company,   Little Oak 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: 0203

Company Name: Oak Coal Company
Mine Name: Little Oak Mine
Start Date: 1904 End Date: June 1948
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 1,018
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 St. Clair 1N 7W 18 NE NW SW
Air shaft St. Clair 1N 7W 18 NW NW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 124-128 5.0 10.0 6.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Slips were quite common, with offsets up to 2 feet. Rolls were rare. The floor clay heaved a little, but did not give much trouble.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Little Oak Coal Company Little Oak 1904-1905 21,574
Southern Coal and Mining Company Southern No. 7 1905-1912 790,524
Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company Southern No. 7, Little Oak 1912-1939 5,086,597
Little Oak Coal Company Little Oak 1939-1940 4,229
St. Clair Southern Coal Company Little Oak 1940-1943 11,562
Mascoutah Coal Company Little Oak 1943-1945 175,185
Oak Coal Company Little Oak 1945-1948 497,958
Total Production: 6,587,629

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351038 2-22-1946 1:2400 1:4303 Not final [1]
Microfilm, document 351037 11-24-1948 1:2400 1:4634 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.
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
Microfilm map, document 351038, reel 03134, frames 123-126 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
Microfilm map, document 351037, reel 03134, frame 122 - Mine outline (western).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Little Oak|Little Oak]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Microfilm
Map ID: 351038
Company: Oak Coal Company
Mine Name: Little Oak
Caption:
Map Date: 2-22-1946
Map Status: Not final
Image Credit:
Note: Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
More Info: M0203mrg
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/st clair/m0203mrg.zip
[[:Little Oak|Little Oak]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Microfilm
Map ID: 351037
Company: Oak Coal Company
Mine Name: Little Oak
Caption:
Map Date: 11-24-1948
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note: Mine outline (western)
More Info: M0203
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/st clair/m0203.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.