Mine Index 0308   Kolb Coal Company,   Kolb No. 3 (Fairbanks) Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0308

Company Name: Kolb Coal Company
Mine Name: Kolb No. 3 (Fairbanks) Mine
Start Date: 1905 End Date: 1925
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 637
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

The boundary between this mine and the Vinegar Hill Mine (mine index 0650) could not be distinguished. The acreage reported is the total for both mines.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft (7'x14') St. Clair 3S 7W 2 SW SE NE
Air shaft St. Clair 3S 7W 2 SW SE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 96 6.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Kolb Coal Company Fairbanks,Kolb No. 3 1905-1925 1,314,217
Total Production: 1,314,217

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351066 2-15-1949 1:2400 1:4469 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) - Mine type, shaft size, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 351066, reel 03134, frames 164-167 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

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