Mine Index 2801   Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis,   No. 12 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2801

Company Name: Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
Mine Name: No. 12 Mine
Start Date: 1881 End Date: 1901
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 54
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

The source map was undated, but the mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Madison 6N 7W 25 SW NE NW
Air shaft Madison 6N 7W 25 NW NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 280 4.5 8.0 6.5-7.0 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The Federal Land Bank Report shows subsidence in eastern and western portions of the mine.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Wabash Coal Mining Company [1] Wabash 1881-1884 101,969
Ellsworth Coal and Mining Company Ellsworth No. 12 1884-1886 29,152
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Worden No. 12 1886-1893 [2] 111,783
Coar and Lenart Coar and Lenart 1893-1895 49,085
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Consolidated No. 12 1895-1896 40,937
Firman Coar Coal Company Worden No. 12 1896-1897 6,422
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Consolidated No. 12 1897-1901 12,799
Total Production: 352,147

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352565 undated 1:1200 1:1903 Undated
WPA, T6N-R7W circa 1935 [3] 1:12000 1:42264 Secondary source
Federal Land Bank Report 6-1934 1:126720 1:126720 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, thickness.
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) - Shaft location, depth, thickness.
History of Madison County, Illinois; Published by W. R. Brink & Co., Edwardsville, Illinois, 1882 - Opening year and ownership.
Microfilm map, document 352565, reel 03139, frames 326 & 327 - Mine outline, mining method.
WPA map, T6N-R7W - Shaft locations.
Federal Land Bank Report - Geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. According to the History of Madison County, this mine was opened in 1881. The Wabash Coal Mining Company was owned by F. P. Baker & Company of St. Louis.
  2. Idle 1887
  3. Surveyed extensions shown dated 3-29-1894; not a final map.