Mine Index 0793 Marissa Coal and Mining Company, Marissa Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0793

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.
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:

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

Geological Problems Reported

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 ^[1] (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 ^[2]


Total Production: 1,067,280

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

State archive, IL_134_01

7-23-1906

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.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	State Archive
	Map ID:	IL_134_01
	Company:	Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
	Mine Name:	Marissa
	Caption:
	Map Date:	07-23-1906
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M0793 IL 134 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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/st clair/m0793 IL 134 01.zip

Photographs

Notes

↑ 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.
↑ Production after map date

[1] 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.

[2] Production after map date

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