Mine Index 0416   St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company,   St. Louis and O'Fallon No. 2, Black Eagle Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: French Village
O'Fallon
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0416

Company Name: St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company
Mine Name: St. Louis and O'Fallon No. 2, Black Eagle Mine
Start Date: 1905 End Date: June 1954
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 3,564
Acres after map date: 52 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft and air shaft St. Clair 2N 8W 33 NW NW SE
Air shaft St. Clair 2N 8W 33 NW NW SE
Air shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 4 NW SE NW
Air shaft St. Clair 2N 8W 28 SW NW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 193-212 5.8 7.2 6.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof shale commonly contained concretions. The upper half of the coal seam contained some very large (10-800 pounds) pyrite balls or lenses, and small pyrite concretions occurred throughout the mine. A few clay veins and slips were present, but generally did not hinder mining. The floor clay heaved to some extent, generally after a long period of exposure.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company No. 2, Black Eagle 1905-1953 23,585,410
St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company No. 2, Black Eagle 1953-1954 344,296 [1]
Total Production: 23,929,706

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, IL_22 6-25-1953 1:2400 1:2400 Not final
State archive, MSHA_1718 6-1929 1:2400 1:2400 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Shaft location, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
State archive, IL_22 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
State archive, MSHA_1718, map of St. Louis & O’Fallon No. 1 Mine (mine index 0443) - Mine outline (western).
Federal Land Bank Report (St. Clair County) - Depth.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:St. Louis and O'Fallon No. 1|St. Louis and O'Fallon No. 1]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: MSHA_1718
Company: St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company
Mine Name: St. Louis and O'Fallon No. 1
Caption:
Map Date: 6-1929
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note: Secondary Source (western sections) for Mine Index 0416
More Info: M0443 MSHA 1718
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/st clair/m0443 MSHA 1718.zip
[[:Black Eagle|Black Eagle]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: IL_22
Company: St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company
Mine Name: Black Eagle
Caption:
Map Date: 6-25-1953
Map Status: Not final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0416 IL 22
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/st clair/m0416 IL 22.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production after map date