Mine Index 3513 Consolidated Coal Company, Green Mount Mine
Mine Index Number: 3513
| Company Name: | Consolidated Coal Company | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Name: | Green Mount Mine | ||
| Start Date: | Pre 1874 | End Date: | 1910 |
| Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
| Total acres shown: | 516 | ||
| Acres after map date: | General Area of mining acres shown: | ||
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The source map for the Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis mines in this area is very poor, and the boundaries between the separate mines could not be distinguished. The acreage reported is the total for mine index numbers 3513, 3515, 3517 and 3518. | |||
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
|---|
| Main shaft | St. Clair | 1N 8W | 16 | NE NW SW |
| Air shaft | St. Clair | 1N 8W | 16 | NE NW SW |
Geology
| Thickness (ft) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
| Herrin | 160 | 6.0 | RPB |
Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
| Green Mound Coal Company | Green Mound | pre1874-1885 | 18,350 [1] |
| Green Mount Coal and Mining Company | Green Mount | 1885-1886 | 12,000 |
| Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis [2] | Green Mount | 1886-1896 | 214,523 |
| John Groom | Green Mount | 1896-1897 | 53,020 |
| Consolidated Coal Company | Green Mount | 1897-1910 | 800,837 |
| Total Production: 1,098,730 | |||
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
| Microfilm, document 350961 | 3-30-1910 | 1:2400 | 1:5296 | Final |
| Atlas of St. Clair County | 1874 | 1:36205 | 1:36205 | 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. |
| Microfilm map, document 350961, reel 03134, frame 4 - Shaft locations, mine outline, method. |
| Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Thickness, depth, seam, mine type, shaft location. |
| Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois, 1874, Warner & Beers, Chicago, Illinois - Years of operation. |
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