Mine Index 3509 Northside Coal Company, Muren Mine

Mine Index Number: 3509

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Northside Coal Company
Mine Name:	Muren Mine
Start Date:	1897	End Date:	March 1946
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	421
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 (7 x 14 ft)	St. Clair	1N 8W	14	NW NE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	St. Clair	1N 8W	14	NE NW SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	141-150			6.5-7.0	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Muren Coal and Ice Company (add)	Muren No. 1 (add)	1897-1905	960,282

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Southern Coal and Mining Company (add)	Southern No. 6 (add)	1905-1917	296,477

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company (add)	Southern No. 6 (add)	1917-1939	1,277,052

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Northside Coal Company (add)	Muren (add)	1939-1946	225,079

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 2,758,890

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
Microfilm, document 351105	3-1948	1:2400	1:4800	Final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 351052	1-27-1947	1:2400	1:3807	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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
Microfilm map, document 351105, reel 03134, frame 221 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351052, reel 03134, frame 149, map of Tower Grove Mine (mine index 3510) - Mine outline (western).