Mine Index 3124 Elm Grove Coal Company, Elm Grove Mine

Mine Index Number: 3124

Company Name:	Elm Grove Coal Company
Mine Name:	Elm Grove Mine
Start Date:	1933	End Date:	1955
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	20
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The eastern part of the mine was later surface-mined by Burning Star No. 4 Mine (mine index 932).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Perry

5S 4W

28

SW SW SW

Air shaft

Perry

5S 4W

28

SW SW SW

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Herrin

72

6.0-6.5

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

A sinkhole 50 feet wide developed over the southeastern part of the mine. This area has subsequently been surface-mined.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Elm Grove Coal Company (add)	Elm Grove (add)	1933-1955Idle 1945 and 1953	110,386
Total Production: 110,386

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352096

3-4-1955

1:1200

1:1489

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 352096, reel 03138, frame 80 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.