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Mine Index 3509   Northside Coal Company,   Muren 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: 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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Muren Coal and Ice Company Muren No. 1 1897-1905 960,282
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Southern Coal and Mining Company Southern No. 6 1905-1917 [1] 296,477
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Southern Coal, Coke and Mining Company Southern No. 6 1917-1939 1,277,052
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Northside Coal Company Muren 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).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1908, 1909, 1913-1917