Mine Index Number: 3524
| Company Name:
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West Belleville Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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West Belleville Mine
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| Start Date:
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1889
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End Date:
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1922
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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68
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| Acres after map date:
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14
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Main shaft
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St. Clair
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1N 8W
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20
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SW NW NE
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| Air shaft
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St. Clair
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1N 8W
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20
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NW NW NE
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Geology
| Herrin
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115-130
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6.0-7.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The source map had two areas labeled “squeeze” in the eastern portion of the mine. One area was at the northern extent of the northeastern part of the mine (NW SW SW 16-T1N-R8W), the other was near the haulage route south of the first area (SW SW SW 16-T1N-R8W).
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 593,159
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 351026
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3-25-1915
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1:1200
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1:2317
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Not final
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| Microfilm, document 350995
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undated
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1:1200
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1:1821
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Not final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, thickness, depth.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Microfilm map, document 351026, reel 03134, frame 107 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Microfilm map, document 350995, reel 03134, frame 65 - Ownership, mine outline (western).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Microfilm: 350995
Map Date: Undated
Coal Co.: West End Coal Company
Mine Name: West End Mine
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Microfilm: 351026
Map Date: 3-25-1915
Coal Co.: Southern Coal & Mining Company
Mine Name: Southern No. 5 Mine
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