Mine Index 2911   Bremen Coal Company,   Bremen Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Macoupin unlocated
County: Macoupin
Quadrangle: Hettick
Summerville
County Coal Data: Macoupin
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:
For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 2911

Company Name: Bremen Coal Company
Mine Name: Bremen Mine
Start Date: 1882 End Date: 1894
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown: 33

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft [1] Macoupin 9N 9W 2 NW NW SW

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois
Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 240 2.83-3.67 LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Chesterfield Coal and Mining Company Chesterfield 1882-1893 [2] 25,570
Bremen Coal Company Bremen 1893-1894 640
Total Production: 26,210

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 4-1934 1:126720 1:126720 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Macoupin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Macoupin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, thickness.
Federal Land Bank Report (Macoupin County) - Shaft location, general area of mining.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/thumbnails/hettick_quade_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Federal Land Bank Report
Map ID: Macoupin County
Company:
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date: 4-1934
Map Status: Secondary
Image Credit:
Note: Clipped version of the Federal Land Bank Report.

Full Federal Land Bank (Quade) Download

More Info: Hettick quade
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!

Photographs

Notes

  1. This mine also had an escapement shaft, but no source for escapement shaft has been found.
  2. not operated 1888-1893 due to lack of escapement shaft