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

Mine Index Number: 0416

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

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

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft and air shaft	St. Clair	2N 8W	33	NW NW SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	St. Clair	2N 8W	33	NW NW SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	St. Clair	1N 8W	4	NW SE NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	St. Clair	2N 8W	28	SW NW NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness 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)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company (add)	No. 2, Black Eagle (add)	1905-1953	23,585,410

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company (add)	No. 2, Black Eagle (add)	1953-1954	344,296

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
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

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

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
State archive, MSHA_1718	6-1929	1:2400	1:2400	Secondary source

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) - Shaft location, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Bibliography
State archive, IL_22 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Bibliography
State archive, MSHA_1718, map of St. Louis & O’Fallon No. 1 Mine (mine index 0443) - Mine outline (western).

Bibliography
Federal Land Bank Report (St. Clair County) - Depth.