Mine Index 0203 Oak Coal Company, Little Oak Mine

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 (add)	Little Oak (add)	1904-1905	21,574

Southern Coal and Mining Company (add)	Southern No. 7 (add)	1905-1912	790,524

Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company (add)	Southern No. 7, Little Oak (add)	1912-1939	5,086,597

Little Oak Coal Company (add)	Little Oak (add)	1939-1940	4,229

St. Clair Southern Coal Company (add)	Little Oak (add)	1940-1943	11,562

Mascoutah Coal Company (add)	Little Oak (add)	1943-1945	175,185

Oak Coal Company (add)	Little Oak (add)	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 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.

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).