Mine Index 0503 Superior Coal Company, Superior No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0503

Company Name:	Superior Coal Company
Mine Name:	Superior No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1904	End Date:	September 1953
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	19,186
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The boundaries between this mine, Superior No. 1 (mine index 0413), Superior No. 3 (mine index 0066), and Superior No. 4 (mine index 0188) could not be distinguished. The acreage reported is the total for all four mines.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft (9 x 14 ft)

Macoupin

7N 6W

6

670 FSL, 120 FEL, NW

Air shaft (9 x 10 ft)

Macoupin

7N 6W

6

650 FSL, 500 FEL, NW

Geology

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

Herrin

321-360

6.5

8.5

7.3-7.5

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was black shale (ranging from 2 inches up to 4 feet thick), which had to beheld up by props as it tended to soften and fall after being exposed to air. Generally the shale was 2 to 6 inches thick and was taken down. The 2 to 6 inches of limestone cap rock above the shale extended over the entire mine. At least one large limestone boss was noted that protruded down into the coal, and reduced the coal thickness to 1.5 feet (the floor also came up under the boss). This area also appeared to be faulted. Pyrite and calcite fracture fillings were abundant, through the coal vertically and laterally.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Superior Coal Company (add)	Superior No. 2 (add)	1904-1953 Idle 1925	33,108,044
Total Production: 33,108,044

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

State archive, IL_1102

8-7-1953

1:4800

1:4800

Final

State archive, IL_1126_03

5-9-1951

1:4800

1:4800

Final

State archive, IL_1130

5-25-1954

1:4800

1:4800

Final

State archive, IL_1124

10-29-1953

1:4800

1:4800

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Macoupin County) - Mine type, shaft locations and sizes, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

State archive, IL_1102- Shaft locations, mine outline (southeast, south central), mining method.

State archive, IL_1126_03, map of Superior No. 1 (mine index 0413) - Mine outline (east, northeast, north central).

State archive, IL_1130, map of Superior No. 4 (mine index 0188) - Mine outline (west, southwest).

State archive, IL_1124, map of Superior No. 3 (mine index 0066) - Mine outline (west, north).