Mine Index Number: 0823
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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St. Louis Coal and Iron Company
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| Mine Name:
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Black Briar No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1896
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End Date:
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April 1924
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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612
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Williamson
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8S 2E
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24
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SE SE SE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Williamson
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8S 2E
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24
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SE SE SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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172 (air shaft 190)
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7.0
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12.0
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9.33
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RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
An explosion of “fire damp” (methane) killed four men in 1897.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 4,496,848
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Microfilm, document 353091
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5-1924
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1:2400
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1:4303
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Not final
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-137
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3-23-1929
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Secondary source [3]
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Microfilm, document 353175
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7-1-1931
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1:2400
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1:4469
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Secondary source [4]
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 353091, reel 03141, frames 291-292 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-137, map of Peabody No. 26 Mine (mine index 157) - Mine outline (western).
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 353175, reel 3142, frames 65 and 66, map of Black Briar No. 2 Mine (mine index 506) - Mine outline (eastern).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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ISGS map library:
4103.W52 i5.1-137Map Date: 3-23-1929
Coal Co.: Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name: Peabody No. 26 Mine
Full Res Download
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Microfilm:
353175Map Date: 7-1-1931
Coal Co.: St. Louis Coal and Iron Company
Mine Name: Black Briar No. 2 Mine
Full Res Download
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Microfilm:
353091Map Date: 5-1924
Coal Co.: St. Louis Coal and Iron Company
Mine Name: Black Briar No. 1 Mine
Full Res Download
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ lessee
- ↑ Also referred to as “Old Mine”
- ↑ The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.
- ↑ The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.
