Mine Index Number: 0341
| Company Name:
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Perry Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Pittsburg Mine
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| Start Date:
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1884
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End Date:
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March 1923
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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181
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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
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St. Clair
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1N 8W
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16
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SW NE SW
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| Air shaft
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St. Clair
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1N 8W
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16
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SW NE SW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The roof shale had numerous concretions. The mine was very wet, presumably from a flooded mine to the north, which necessitated drilling 15 to 25 feet in advance of the workings to avoid the danger of flooding.
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: 1,091,692
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 350961
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3-30-1910
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1:2400
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1:5297
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Not final [3]
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| Microfilm, document 351103
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3-23-1923
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1:1200
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1:2652
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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) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 350961, reel 03134, frame 4 - Mine outline (western).
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| Microfilm map, document 351103, reel 03134, frame 218 - Shaft locations, mine outline (southern and eastern).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Microfilm: 351103
Map Date: 3-23-1923
Coal Co.: Perry Coal Company
Mine Name: Pittsburg Mine
Full Res Download
Microfilm: 350961
Map Date: 3-30-1910
Coal Co.: Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
Mine Name: Green Mount Mine
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Lessees Pittsburg Coal Company (1887-1888), L. Michael (1888-1889)
- ↑ Idle 1890-1891
- ↑ This source map was used for the portion of the mine adjoining the Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis mines to the west. The source map is a final map for the adjoining mines, and is therefore shown as a "Final" line type on the accompanying map.
