Mine Index 3137   West Park Coal Company,   West Park Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3137

Company Name: West Park Coal Company
Mine Name: West Park Mine
Start Date: 1931 End Date: 1940
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 Perry 6S 1W 7 NE SE SW
Air shaft Perry 6S 1W 7 NW SE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 68 7.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was 4 feet of black shale with 7 feet of limestone above.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
West Park Coal Company West Park 1931-1931 1,253
Carl J. Schlueter Schlueter 1932-1932 2,517
West Park Coal Company West Park 1933-1935 5,549
Hot Shot Coal Company Hot Shot 1936-1938 3,392
Jacobs Coal Company Jacobs 1939-1939 180
West Park Coal Company West Park 1939-1940 2,143 [1]
Total Production: 15,034

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-3 1-21-1939 1:1200 1:1200 Not 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, geologic problems.
Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-3 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production after map date