Mine Index 0318   Tower Hill Coal Company,   Tower Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Shelby unlocated
County: Shelby
Quadrangle: Tower Hill
County Coal Data: Shelby
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0318

Company Name: Tower Hill Coal Company
Mine Name: Tower Mine
Start Date: 1903 End Date: June 1918
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 180
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 Shelby 11N 2E 23 NE SW NW
Air shaft (8 x 12 ft) Shelby 11N 2E 23 NE SW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 798-804 5.5-8.33 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Clay veins extended as much as 3 feet from the top of the coal. The clay veins varied from 1 to 12 inches wide. Horizontal layers of pyrite were up to 1⁄2 inch thick. The source map shows numerous un- mined areas within the mine that are not labeled.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Century Coal Company Century 1903-1912 495,631
Tower Hill Coal Company Tower Hill 1912-1918 493,603
Total Production: 989,234

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State Archive, IL_337 2-1-1919 1:2400 1:2400 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Shelby County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Shelby County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, geologic problems.
State Archive, IL_337, courtesy of Robert Gibson, IDNR - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

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