Mine Index 2595   Star Coal Company,   Star No. 3 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: La Salle unlocated
County: La Salle
Quadrangle: Streator North
County Coal Data: La Salle
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:
For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 2595

Company Name: Star Coal Company
Mine Name: Star No. 3 Mine
Start Date: 1893 End Date: 1900
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Production Indicated Acres: 45 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft La Salle 31N 3E 22 SW NE SE

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois
Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 123-135 2.83-3.0 LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

A small pocket of gas that had accumulated overnight was ignited by a naked flame light as the men went to their workplaces in the morning. One fatality resulted.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Spring Hill Coal Company [1] Spring Hill 1893-1895 29,009
Star Coal Company Star No. 3 1895-1900 193,776
Total Production: 222,785

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.L32 i5.1-23 Undated 1:12069 1:12069 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method, geologic problems.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Shaft location.
ISGS map library, 4103.L32 i5.1-23, map of Streator Coal Field - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Baer and Roberts were the owners of Spring Hill Coal Company.