Mine Index 0794 Golden Rule Coal Company, Golden Rule Mine

Mine Index Number: 0794

Company Name:	Golden Rule Coal Company
Mine Name:	Golden Rule Mine
Start Date:	1911	End Date:	August 1955
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	585
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

St. Clair

3S 7W

1

SW SW SE

Air shaft

St. Clair

3S 7W

1

SE SW SE

Geology

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

Herrin

47

6.0-6.8

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Golden Rule Coal Company (add)	Golden Rule (add)	1911-1955	2,820,398

Total Production: 2,820,398

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351164

4-12-1956

1:2400

1:4634

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness.

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

Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 351164, reel 03134, frames 306-307 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.