Mine Index 0996 Tri County Coal, LLC, Crown III Mine

Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	Macoupin unlocated, Montgomery unlocated
	County:	Macoupin Montgomery
	Quadrangle:	Farmersville Virden South
	County Coal Data:	Macoupin Montgomery
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:	1102632

Mine Index Number: 0996


Company Name:	Tri County Coal, LLC
Mine Name:	Crown III Mine
Start Date:	1981	End Date:	2013
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	7,024
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Slope

Macoupin

11N 6W

1

NW NE SE

Man / material shaft

Macoupin

11N 6W

1

NW NW SE

Air shaft

Macoupin

11N 6W

1

SW NW SE

Geology

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

Herrin

366

6.0-7.5

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

This mine had an irregular roof that lead to a variety of problems. There were numerous slickensides, limestone "bosses" and faults throughout the mine. A channel that ranged from several hundred feet to 1000 feet wide extended throughout the mine, which greatly affected mining. Concretions were found at the top of the Herrin Coal in some areas. These features, along with a shale roof that lacked competency and allowed for water seepage, created roof problems. Roof falls were reported.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Freeman United Coal Mining Company (add)	Crown III (add)	1981-2007^[1]	29,367,673

Springfield Coal Company, LLC (add)	Crown III (add)	2007-2008^[2]	1,407,552

Tri County Coal, LLC (add)	Crown III (add)	2009-2013	5,330,670


Total Production: 36,105,895

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Company, 6-381L

1-2-2014

1:9600

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Macoupin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Company map, Coal Section files, 6-381L - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

M0996 minenotes.pdf

Mine Images

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Company
	Map ID:	6-381L
	Company:	Tri County Coal, LLC
	Mine Name:	Crown III
	Caption:
	Map Date:	01/02/2014
	Map Status:	Final (Official)
	Image Credit:
	Note:	Map is marked as final.
	More Info:	M0996 6-381L
	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/macoupin/m0996 6-381L.zip

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Company
	Map ID:	6-381K
	Company:	Tri County Coal, LLC
	Mine Name:	Crown III
	Caption:
	Map Date:	03/12/2014
	Map Status:	Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M0996
	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/macoupin/m0996 2014.zip

Photographs

Notes

↑ Mining began in 1978, but no production was reported until 1981. Idle May 1982 to January 1985, and 1988 through 1990.
↑ The mine was closed August 30, 2007 and re-opened September 4, 2008 under new ownership. However, the 2007 Coal Report listed all 2007 production under the old ownership.

[1] Mining began in 1978, but no production was reported until 1981. Idle May 1982 to January 1985, and 1988 through 1990.

[2] The mine was closed August 30, 2007 and re-opened September 4, 2008 under new ownership. However, the 2007 Coal Report listed all 2007 production under the old ownership.

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