Mine Index 0787   Victoria Coal Company,   Suburban Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0787

Company Name: Victoria Coal Company
Mine Name: Suburban Mine
Start Date: 1902 End Date: 1928
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 370
Acres after map date: 40 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft St. Clair 2N 9W 35 NW SE SE
Air shaft St. Clair 2N 9W 35 NW SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 160-180 7.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Suburban Coal Company Suburban 1902-1903 19,707
Joseph Guest and Sons Suburban 1903-1904 48,758
Suburban Coal and Mining Company Suburban 1904-1919 2,007,317
Suburban and Superior Mining Company Suburban 1922-1923 53,659 [1]
Victoria Coal Company Suburban 1923-1928 [2] 173,652 [3]
Total Production: 2,303,093

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, 1-40-2 9-26-1922 1:2400 1:2909 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Company map, 1-40-2, print obtained from AMLRC archives (PB_439) - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Thickness, seam, mine type, shaft location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production after map date
  2. Idle 1925
  3. Production after map date