Mine Index 0793 Marissa Coal and Mining Company, Marissa Mine

Mine Index Number: 0793

Company Name:	Marissa Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name:	Marissa Mine
Start Date:	1882	End Date:	1909
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	119
Acres after map date:	30	General Area of mining acres shown:
The mined area shown on the accompanying map is smaller than expected for the reported production, which indicates approximately 155 acres were mined. A general area of mining has been added to the accompanying map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

St. Clair

3S 6W

27

SW NE SE

Air shaft

St. Clair

3S 6W

27

SW NE SE

Geology

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

Herrin

120

6.0-7.0

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

James Smith and Company (add)	Smith (add)	1882-1883	720

Marissa Coal Company (add)	Marissa (add)	1883-1886	59,913

Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis (add)	Marissa, Old Dutch The Old Dutch Mine name was shown on the source map for the Okay Mine (mine index 3621). Marissa Mine may have been known as the Old Dutch Mine throughout its history or for only a short time. (add)	1886-1887	19,957

D. Zihlsdorf , lessee (add)	Marissa (add)	1887-1894	258,948

Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis (add)	Marissa (add)	1894-1896	68,422

Daniel Zohlsdorf (add)	Marissa (add)	1896-1897	26,592

Consolidated Coal Company (add)	Marissa (add)	1897-1902	233,540

Daniel Zildorph (add)	Marissa (add)	1902-1904	139,259

Marissa Coal and Mining Company (add)	Marissa (add)	1904-1906	97,262

Marissa Coal and Mining Company (add)	Marissa (add)	1906-1909	162,667 Production after map date

Total Production: 1,067,280

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

State archive, IL_134_01

7-23-1906

1:2400

1:2400

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Shaft location.

State archive, IL_134_01 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.