Mine Index 0370   Osage Coal Company,   Osage Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: La Salle unlocated
County: La Salle
Quadrangle: Starved Rock
County Coal Data: La Salle
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0370

Company Name: Osage Coal Company
Mine Name: Osage Mine
Start Date: 1935 End Date: 1950
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 566
Production Indicated Acres: 2 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
TipplePits for this mine are in N 1⁄2 17 and N 1⁄2 18, T33N-R3E, S 1⁄2 11, N 1⁄2 13 and N 1⁄2 14, T33N-R2E. La Salle 33N 2E 13 NW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 30-50 1.75-1.83 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

The overburden consisted of 2 to 5 feet of glacial till over shale. The pyrite content of the seam was high, with pyrite partings and pyrite veins in the joints.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Osage Coal Company Osage 1935-1949 1,394,241
Osage Coal Company Osage 1949-1950 5,101Production after map date
Total Production: 1,399,342

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, 4103.L32 i5.1-7 3-12-1949 1:4800 1:4800 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.
ISGS field notes (La Salle County) - Geologic problems.
Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.L32 i5.1-7 - Tipple location, mine outline, mining method.

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