Mine Index 2778   Madison Coal Company,   Madison No. 1 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Madison unlocated
County: Madison
Quadrangle: Edwardsville
Collinsville
County Coal Data: Madison
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2778

Company Name: Madison Coal Company
Mine Name: Madison No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1890 End Date: 1897
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 113
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Madison 4N 8W 34 NW NW SW
Air shaft Madison 4N 8W 34 NW NW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 83 7.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Madison Coal Company Madison No. 1 1890-1897 605,029
Total Production: 605,029

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352356 Undated 1:4800 1:6952 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352356, reel 03138, frame 470 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Additional Notes

Map is undated, but states "Final map", and that the shaft was closed in 1897.