Mine Index Number: 0340
| Company Name:
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Kolb Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Mascoutah Mine
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| Start Date:
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1895
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End Date:
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1930
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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978
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The boundaries between Home Mine (mine index 3485) and Mascoutah No. 1 Mine (mine index 0340) could not be distinguished. The acreage reported is the total for these two mines.
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Main shaft (6' x 12')
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St. Clair
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1N 6W
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32
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SW NW SE
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| Air shaft
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St. Clair
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1N 6W
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32
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SW NW SE
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Geology
| Herrin
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160
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6.0
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8.0
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7.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof contains concretions. The lower bench of the coal (below the blue band) has a number or sulphur balls.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 3,096,758
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, 4103.S31 i5.1-6
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10-9-1942
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, shaft size, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-6 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Company: 4103.S31 i5.1-6
Map Date: 10-9-1942
Coal Co.: Kolb Coal Company
Mine Name: Kolb No. 1 and No. 2 Mines
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