Mine Index 0533   Peabody Coal Company,   St. Ellen Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0533

Company Name: Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name: St. Ellen Mine
Start Date: 1904 End Date: June 1960
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 3,835
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft St. Clair 2N 8W 26 SE SE SW
Slope St. Clair 2N 8W 35 NW NW NE
Air shaft St. Clair 2N 7W 31 SW NE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 210 7.0-7.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Joseph Taylor Coal Company St. Ellen 1904-1915 1,554,245
Fisher Fuel Company St. Ellen 1915-1916 19,026
St. Ellen Coal Company St. Ellen 1916-1918 658,991
Perry County Coal Corporation St. Ellen 1918-1921 1,109,245
Perry Coal Company St. Ellen 1921-1957 [1] 14,483,445
Peabody Coal Company St. Ellen 1957-1960 4,124,452
Total Production: 21,949,404

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, 4103.S31 i5.1-54 5-21-1960 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 (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Shaft location, mine type, seam, thickness.
Federal Land Bank Report (St. Clair County) - Depth, thickness.
Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-54 - Shaft and slope locations, mine outline, method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:St. Ellen|St. Ellen]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: ISGS map library
Map ID: 4103.S31 i5.1-54
Company: Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name: St. Ellen
Caption:
Map Date: 5-21-1960
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0533-2
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/m0533-2.zip
[[:St. Ellen|St. Ellen]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: ISGS map library
Map ID: 4103.S31 i5.1-54
Company: Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name: St. Ellen
Caption:
Map Date: 5-21-1960
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0533-1
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/m0533-1.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle July 1924 to June 1925