Mine Index 0867   Breese-Trenton Mining Company,   Trenton Mine or West Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0867

Company Name: Breese-Trenton Mining Company
Mine Name: Trenton Mine or West Mine
Start Date: 1905 End Date: 1912
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 180
Acres after map date: 70-90 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft St. Clair 2N 6W 25 NE SE NE
Air shaft St. Clair 2N 6W 25 NE SE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 320-345 4.5-5.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Breese-Trenton Mining Company Trenton, West 1905-1911 641,632
Breese-Trenton Mining Company Trenton, West 1911-1912 331,802 [1]
Total Production: 973,434

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, PC_94_01 5-18-1911 1:2400 1:2400 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
State archive, PC_94_01 - Mine outline, shaft locations, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Trenton|Trenton]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: PC_94_01
Company: Breese-Trenton Mining Company
Mine Name: Trenton
Caption:
Map Date: 05/18/1911
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0867 PC 94 01.jpg
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/m0867 PC 94 01.zip
[[:Trenton|Trenton]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: IL_142_01
Company: Breese-Trenton Mining Company
Mine Name: Trenton
Caption: This image is the original map, from the state archive, for microfilm 351129 3134 264,265 29X
Map Date: 05/01/1910
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0867 IL 142 01.tif
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/M0867 IL 142 01.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production after map date