Mine Index 3522 Guest Coal Company, Oak Hill Mine

Mine Index Number: 3522

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Guest Coal Company
Mine Name:	Oak Hill Mine
Start Date:	1889	End Date:	1939
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	274
Acres after map date:	8	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	St. Clair	1N 8W	18	291 FNL, 2295 FEL

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	St. Clair	1N 8W	18	364 FNL, 2020 FEL

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

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	180-205			6.0-6.5	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Yock Coal and Mining Company (add)	Yock (add)	1889-1892	66,838

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Oak Hill Coal Company (add)	Oak Hill (add)	1892-1905	505,948

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Southern Coal and Mining Company (add)	Southern No. 4, Oak Hill (add)	1905-1916	198,280

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Guest Coal Company (add)	Oak Hill (add)	1916-1936	975,355

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Guest Coal Company (add)	Oak Hill (add)	1936-1939	52,676

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 1,799,097

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 350975	12-8-1936	1:1800	1:3103	Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 350975, reel 03134, frames 36,37 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Bibliography
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Thickness, depth, seam, mine type, shaft locations.