Mine Index 3345 Springfield Coal and Mining Company, Springfield No. 1 Mine

Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	Sangamon unlocated
	County:	Sangamon
	Quadrangle:	Springfield East
	County Coal Data:	Sangamon
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3345


Company Name:	Springfield Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name:	Springfield No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1881	End Date:	1911
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	none ^[1]
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft ^[2]

Sangamon

16N 4W

9

NW SE SE

Air / escape shaft ^[3]

Sangamon

16N 4W

10

SE NW SW

Geology

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

Springfield

199-230

5.5-6.0

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Riverton Coal and Mining Company (add)	Riverton No. 1 (add)	Riverton No. 1 ^[4]	1,809,900

Springfield Coal and Mining Company (add)	Springfield No. 1 (add)	1902-1911 ^[5]	993,595


Total Production: 2,803,495

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

State Archive, PB_969

4-20-1932

Unknown

1:24000

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, thickness, depth.

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

State Archive, PB_969, courtesy of Robert Gibson, IDNR - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	State Archive
	Map ID:	IL_62
	Company:	Peabody Coal Co.
	Mine Name:	Peabody No. 52
	Caption:
	Map Date:	03-20-1932
	Map Status:	Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:	Secondary source map for Mine Index 0310,Mine Index 3345 and Mine Index 3357
	More Info:	M0036 IL62
	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!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/sangamon/m0036 IL62.tif.zip

Photographs

Notes

↑ production indicates approximately 540 acres were mined. The workings of Springfield No. 1 are included within the outline for Peabody No. 52 Mine (mine index 36).
↑ The main shaft was later used as an escape shaft for Peabody No. 52 Mine (mine index 36). The shaft is shown on the accompanying map with an air shaft symbol.
↑ The escape shaft for Riverton No. 1 Mine was later used as an air shaft for Riverton No. 2 Mine (mine index 36).
↑ Production and years of operation before July 1881 are unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 130 acres were mined. Idle 1898 & 1899
↑ Idle 1910

Additional Notes

[1] roduction indicates approximately 540 acres were mined. The workings of Springfield No. 1 are included within the outline for Peabody No. 52 Mine (mine index 36).

[2] The main shaft was later used as an escape shaft for Peabody No. 52 Mine (mine index 36). The shaft is shown on the accompanying map with an air shaft symbol.

[3] The escape shaft for Riverton No. 1 Mine was later used as an air shaft for Riverton No. 2 Mine (mine index 36).

[4] Production and years of operation before July 1881 are unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 130 acres were mined. Idle 1898 & 1899

[5] Idle 1910

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