Mine Index 0601 Crescent Mining Company, Lamarsh No. 6 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0601

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Crescent Mining Company
Mine Name:	Lamarsh No. 6 Mine
Start Date:	1922	End Date:	February 1940
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	1,771
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The area shown on the accompanying map represents the area undermined by Lamarsh No. 6 Mine and Lamarsh No. 2 Mine (mine index 5837).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main slope	Peoria	7N 7E	8	SW NW NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Slope	Peoria	7N 7E	8	SW NW NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Slope	Peoria	7N 7E	7	SE NE NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Peoria	7N 7E	7	SW NW NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Peoria	7N 7E	18	NW NW NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Peoria	7N 8E	12	NW SE NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	58			4.16-4.33	RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The immediate roof was 2 to 3 feet of black shale with sandstone above.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Newsam Brothers Coal Company (add)	Newsam No. 6 (add)	1922-1923	84,701

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Crescent Mining Company (add)	Lamarsh No. 6 (add)	1923-1940	7,287,878

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 7,372,579

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
Microfilm, document 352193	6-27-1951	1:2400	1:5131	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Peoria County) - Slope location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352193, reel 03138, frames 231-251 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.