Mine Index 3488 Shiloh Valley Coal Company, Frost Mine

Mine Index Number: 3488

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Shiloh Valley Coal Company
Mine Name:	Frost Mine
Start Date:	1939	End Date:	August 1965
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	70
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	St. Clair	1N 7W	21	NW NE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	St. Clair	1N 7W	21	SW SE NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	90			6.0	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Shiloh Valley Coal Company (add)	Davis (add)	1939-1958	300,088

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Shiloh Valley Coal Company (add)	Frost (add)	1958-1965	81,809

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 381,897

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Company, 4103.S31 i5.1-27	11-27-1965	1:2400	1:3972	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Shaft location, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-27 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.