Mine Index 0796 Midway Coal Company, Midway Mine

Mine Index Number: 0796

Company Name:	Midway Coal Company
Mine Name:	Midway Mine
Start Date:	1934	End Date:	March 1951
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	17
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the reported production. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

St. Clair

1S 8W

12

NE NW NW

Air shaft

St. Clair

1S 8W

12

NE NW NW

Air shaft

St. Clair

1S 8W

12

NE NW NW

Geology

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

Herrin

63-75, 85 at air shaft

6.0-7.0

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Midway Coal Company (add)	Midway (add)	1934-1942	72,808

Midway Coal Company (add)	Midway (add)	1951-1951 Idle 1943-1950	150

Total Production: 72,958

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351134

9-15-1937

1:1200

1:2234

Not final

ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-59

6-1-1970

1:2400

1:2400

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

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

Microfilm map, document 351134, reel 03134, frames 270, 271 - Shaft locations, mine outline (eastern), mining method.

ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-59, map of Midwest Highwall No. 2 Mine (mine index 4274) - Mine outline (western).