Mine Index 0331 Trenton Coal Company, Trenton No. 1 Mine

Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	Clinton unlocated
	County:	Clinton
	Quadrangle:	Trenton
	County Coal Data:	Clinton
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0331


Company Name:	Trenton Coal Company
Mine Name:	Trenton No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1896	End Date:	1909
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	257
Production Indicated Acres:	125 ^[1]	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Clinton

2N 5W

20

NE SE SE

Air shaft

Clinton

2N 5W

20

SE NE SE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Herrin

333-335

6.0 (4.5-7.0)

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Trenton Coal, Light and Power Company (add)	Trenton No. 1 (add)	1896-1901	302,430

Trenton Coal Company (add)	Trenton No. 1 (add)	1901-1905	489,719

Trenton Coal Company (add)	Trenton No. 1 (add)	1905-1909	677,645 ^[2]


Total Production: 1,469,794

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Company, Coal Section files, 10-9-2

1905

1:1200

1:2400

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Clinton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

ISGS mine notes - Thickness.

Company map, Coal Section files, 10-9-2 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Company
	Map ID:	10-9-2
	Company:	Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
	Mine Name:	Trenton No. 1
	Caption:
	Map Date:	2-22-1905
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M0331.jpg
	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/clinton/m0331.zip

Photographs

Notes

↑ Production indicates approximately 125 acres were mined after the map date, yet the area shown is the approximate size expected for the reported total production of the Trenton No. 1 Mine. The 1905 map date indicates the map is not final, but the map date may be incorrect, or may not have been changed when the mine workings were updated.
↑ Production after map date

[1] Production indicates approximately 125 acres were mined after the map date, yet the area shown is the approximate size expected for the reported total production of the Trenton No. 1 Mine. The 1905 map date indicates the map is not final, but the map date may be incorrect, or may not have been changed when the mine workings were updated.

[2] Production after map date

[1]

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