Mine Index 2047   Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis,   Trenton Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2047

Company Name: Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
Mine Name: Trenton Mine
Start Date: Before 1879 End Date: 1905
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 117 An additional 31 acres are shown as a general area of mining near the shafts. This area was probably mined. An additional 100 acres, probably on the east side of the mine, was probably mined; the area shown is not sufficient for the tonnage produced, and the source maps show indications that additional acreage may have been mined to the east.
Production Indicated Acres: 100 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Clinton 2N 5W 19 NW SE SE
Air shaft Clinton 2N 5W 19 SW NE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 314 4.25-6.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

A good deal of water came into the mine.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Joseph Hanke Hanke pre1879-1886 262,000
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Trenton 1886-1905 1,414,013
Total Production: 1,676,013

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Old Ben archives map Undated 1:1200 1:1200 Secondary source
Map of Monterey No. 2 (index 974) 8-9-1996 1:4800 1:4800 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, thickness, mining method, geologic problems.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Clinton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Clinton County) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Old Ben Collection archive map - Mine outline, shaft locations, mining method.
Coal Section files 6-323, company map of Monterey No. 2 Mine (mine index 0974) - Mine outline (southeastern).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Trenton|Trenton]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: Old Ben Colletion
Company: Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
Mine Name: Trenton
Caption:
Map Date: Unknown
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M2047.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/clinton/m2047.zip
[[:Monterey No. 2|Monterey No. 2]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: 6-334
Company: Monterey Coal Company
Mine Name: Monterey No. 2
Caption:
Map Date: 08/09/1996
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note: Map posted to 07-19-1996

Last day of Production 07-19-1996
Secondary Map source for Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Trenton Mine (Mine index 2047)

More Info: M0974
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/clinton/m0974.zip

Photographs