Mine Index 2781   Coalfax Coal Company,   Coalfax Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2781

Company Name: Coalfax Coal Company
Mine Name: Coalfax Mine
Start Date: 1935 End Date: 1942
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 2
Acres after map date: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Madison 5N 8W 6 SW NE NW
Air shaft Madison 5N 8W 6 SW NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 72 4.5-4.75 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
John B. Ritchie Ritchie No. 1 1935-1936 795
Midway Coal Company Midway 1936-1937 [1] 832
Golden Glow Mine [2] Golden Glow 1938-1938 55
Coalfax Coal Company [3] Coalfax 1938-1940 2,473
Peter and Louis Marin Coalfax 1941-1941 1,081
Coalfax Coal Company Coalfax 1942-1942 464 [4]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352385 11-17-1941 1:600 1:910 Not final
Company map, 4103.M35 i5.1-11 10-1940 1:1200 1:1200 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, depth, seam.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, ownership.
Microfilm map, document 352385, reel 03139, frame 22 - Mine outline, shaft locations, mining method.
ISGS map library, 4103.M35 i5.1-11 - Mine outline, shaft locations, mining method, operator name.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1937
  2. Golden Glow Mine operated by John Ritchie (mine notes)
  3. Operated by John Aljets (source map)
  4. Production after map date