Mine Index 0682 Midwest Radiant Fuel Corporation, Midwest Radiant No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0682

Company Name:	Midwest Radiant Fuel Corporation
Mine Name:	Midwest Radiant No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1939	End Date:	1950
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	1,113
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The area shown is larger than expected for the reported production. It is likely that some production for Midwest Mine No. 3 (mine index 4279) was reported under this name.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Tipple

St. Clair

1N 9W

34

SE NE SW The tipple for Midwest Radiant Fuel Company was later used by Peabody Midwest Mine (mine index 0653).

Geology

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

Herrin

35

Surface

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Midwest Smokeless Fuel Corporation (add)	Midwest (add)	1939-1940	325,275

Midwest Radiant Fuel Corporation (add)	Midwest Radiant No. 1 (add)	1940-1950	6,682,142

Total Production: 7,007,417

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

USGS topographic map, Millstadt Quadrangle

1990

1:24000

1:24000

Secondary source

Microfilm, document 351018

7-1-1942

1:2400

1:3641

Not final

ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-61

3-14-1969

1:12000

1:12000

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth.

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

Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, tipple location, seam, depth.

USGS (7.5') topographic map, Millstadt Quadrangle, 1990 - Mine outline.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-61, map of Midwest Mine (mine index {0653]]) - Mine outline, mining method.

Microfilm map, document 351018, reel 03134, frame 93 - Mine outline (SW 35-T1N-R9W).