Mine Index 0772 South Mountain Coal Company, South Mountain Mine

Mine Index Number: 0772

Company Name:	South Mountain Coal Company
Mine Name:	South Mountain Mine
Start Date:	1896	End Date:	1917
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	130
Acres after map date:	4	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Menard

18N 7W

24

SW SW NW

Air shaft

Menard

18N 7W

24

SW SW NW

Geology

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

Springfield

80-86

5.5

7.0

6.0

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map shows two areas of bad roof in the central and southwestern parts of the mine. Numerous clay veins were present in the seam.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

South Mountain Coal Company (add)	South Mountain (add)	1896-1915	521,002

South Mountain Coal Company (add)	South Mountain (add)	1915-1917	16,896 Production after map date

Total Production: 537,898

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352396

7-1-1914

1:2400

1:4635

Not final

ISGS map library, 4103.M41 i5.1-5

5-21-1915

1:2400

1:2400

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Menard County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 352396, reel 03139, frame 46 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.

ISGS map library, 4103.M41 i5.1-5, copy of microfilm - Mine outline (southern portion).