Mine Index 0340 Kolb Coal Company, Mascoutah Mine

Mine Index Number: 0340

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Kolb Coal Company
Mine Name:	Mascoutah Mine
Start Date:	1895	End Date:	1930
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	978
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
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.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft (6' x 12')	St. Clair	1N 6W	32	SW NW SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	St. Clair	1N 6W	32	SW NW SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	160	6.0	8.0	7.0	MRP

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	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Kolb Coal Company (add)	Mascoutah, Kolb No. 1 (add)	1895-1930	3,096,758

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 3,096,758

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Company, 4103.S31 i5.1-6	10-9-1942	1:2400	1:2400	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, shaft size, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Bibliography
Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-6 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.