Mine Index 3499   Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis,   Lenz Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: French Village
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3499

Company Name: Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
Mine Name: Lenz Mine
Start Date: 1883 End Date: 1887
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 20
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Connected underground to Knecht Mine (mine index 3502) and Oakland Mine (mine index 3500).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 7 SE NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 125-140 6.0-7.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
St. Clair Co-operative Mining and Supply Company Lenz 1883-1884 3,020 [1]
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Lenz 1886-1887 [2] 3,956
Total Production: 6,976

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library 4103.S31 i5.1-49 1903 1:2400 1:4966 Secondary source
Microfilm, document 350974 4-4-1913 1:2400 1:2232 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Thickness, depth, seam, mine type, shaft location.
ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-49, map of Kncecht Mine (mine index 3502) - Shaft location, mine outline (northern), mining method.
Microfilm map, document 350974, reel 03134, frames 34 and 35, map of Oakland Mine (mine index 3500) - Mine outline (southern).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle. Ownership and production prior to 1884 are not known. The Coal Report of 1883 indicates 19 acres were mined. (The tonnage reported above represents about 1 acre.)
  2. Idle July 1884 to June 1885.