Mine Index 0794 Golden Rule Coal Company, Golden Rule Mine

Mine Index Number: 0794

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

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

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	St. Clair	3S 7W	1	SW SW SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	St. Clair	3S 7W	1	SE SW SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	47			6.0-6.8	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Golden Rule Coal Company (add)	Golden Rule (add)	1911-1955	2,820,398

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
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

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)

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

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

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

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