Mine Index 2803   Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis,   Worden No. 11 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
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Mine Index Number: 2803

Company Name: Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
Mine Name: Worden No. 11 Mine
Start Date: 1877 End Date: 1887
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 174
Production Indicated Acres: Between 37 and 44 General Area of mining acres shown:

The area shown is a general area of mining.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Madison 6N 7W 35 NE NE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 250-270 7.0 (6.0-8.0) RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Worden Coal Company Worden 1877-1881 24,000 [1]
Worden Coal Mining Company Worden 1881-1884 142,400
Ellsworth Coal and Mining Company Ellsworth No. 11 1884-1886 44,092
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Worden No. 11 1886-1887 23,811
Total Production: 234,303

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
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, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Madison County) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Federal Land Bank Report - General area of mining, shaft location.
History of Madison County, Illinois; Published by W. R. Brink & Co., Edwardsville, Illinois, 1882 - Opening year, depth, thickness.

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Notes

  1. According to the History of Madison County, the shaft was sunk in 1876, and production began in June of 1877. Production from June 1877 to June 1878 and July 1879 to June 1881 is unknown.