Mine Index 2769 Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Abbey No. 3 Mine

Mine Index Number: 2769

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
Mine Name:	Abbey No. 3 Mine
Start Date:	1875	End Date:	March 31, 1906
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	541
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Madison	3N 8W	34	NE NW SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Madison	3N 8W	34	NE NW SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	135			6.5	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Abbey Coal and Mining Company (add)	Abbey No. 3 (add)	1875-1886	490,576

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis (add)	Abbey No. 3 (add)	1886-1896	1,530,320

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
T. F. Jolly (add)	Abbey No. 3 (add)	1896-1897	133,912

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis (add)	Abbey No. 3 (add)	1897-1906	1,246,21

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 3,401,024

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.M35 i5.1-29	3-10-1906	1:2400	1:2400	Not final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 352395	5-20-1950	1:2400	1:4800	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
History of Madison County, published by W. R. Brink & Co., Edwardsville, Illinois, 1882 - Mine ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
ISGS map library, 4103.M35 i5.1-29 - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method, abandonment date.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352395, reel 03139, frame 42, map of Cantine No. 2 (mine index 0071) - Mine outline (NW SW NE 3-T2N-R8W).