Mine Index 3507   Purity Coal Company,   Purity Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3507

Company Name: Purity Coal Company
Mine Name: Purity Mine
Start Date: 1938 End Date: March 1955
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 52
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 St. Clair 1N 8W 12 NW SE SW
Air shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 12 NW SE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 187 7.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Purity Coal Company Purity 1938-1955 283,535
Total Production: 283,535

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 i5.1-54 5-1-1960 1:4800 1:4800 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) - Shaft location, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-54, map of St. Ellen mine (mine index 0533) - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:St. Ellen|St. Ellen]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: ISGS map library
Map ID: 4103.S31 i5.1-54
Company: Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name: St. Ellen
Caption:
Map Date: 5-21-1960
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0533-1
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://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/st clair/m0533-1.zip

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Notes