Mine Index 0761   Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis,   Consolidated No. 8 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Macoupin unlocated
County: Macoupin
Quadrangle: Mount Olive
County Coal Data: Macoupin
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0761

Company Name: Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
Mine Name: Consolidated No. 8 Mine
Start Date: 1881 End Date: March 31, 1914
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 807
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Macoupin 7N 6W 11 NW NE SW
Air shaft [1] Macoupin 7N 6W 2 SW SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 400-440 9.0 7.5-8.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

A large squeeze occurred north of the main shaft in the W ½ NE 11-T7N-R6W, and another occurred in the S ½ SE 10-T7N-R6W. Two areas caved, both in the SW 12-T7N-R6W. A fire was also indicated on one of the source maps, in the SW NE SE 10-T7N-R6W.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
South Mt. Olive Coal Company South Mt. Olive 1881-1883 51,252
Ellsworth Coal and Mining Company Ellsworth No. 8 1883-1886 165,810
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Consolidated No. 8 1886-1914 5,643,086
Total Production: 5,860,148

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, IL_884_01 3-31-1914 1:2400 1:2400 Final
State archive, IL_859_01 3-31-1914 1:2400 1:2400 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Macoupin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Macoupin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
State archive, IL_884_01 - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
State archive, IL_859_01 - Mine outline (west extensions), geologic problems.
Old Ben Archive Collection map - Geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Consolidated No. 8|Consolidated No. 8]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: IL_884_01
Company: Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
Mine Name: Consolidated No. 8
Caption:
Map Date: 03-31-1914
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0761 IL 884 01
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://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/m0761 IL 884 01.zip
[[:Consolidated No. 8|Consolidated No. 8]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: IL_859_01
Company: Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
Mine Name: Consolidated No. 8
Caption:
Map Date: 03-31-1914
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note: West extensions
More Info: M0761 IL 859 01
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://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/m0761 IL 859 01.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. The air shaft for Consolidated No. 8 was the main shaft for Consolidated No. 9 (mine index 2895, closed in 1891), and was also used as an air shaft for Consolidated No. 10 (mine index 2894). This point is shown as a main shaft on the accompanying map.