Mine Index 3524   West Belleville Coal Company,   West Belleville Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: French Village
O'Fallon
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3524

Company Name: West Belleville Coal Company
Mine Name: West Belleville Mine
Start Date: 1889 End Date: 1922
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 68
Acres after map date: 14 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 20 SW NW NE
Air shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 20 NW NW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 115-130 6.0-7.0 MRP

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 Mine Name Date Production (tons)
West End Coal Company West End 1889-1898 133,316
Glendale Coal and Mining Company Glendale No. 2 1898-1905 192,619
Southern Coal and Mining Company Southern No. 5, Glendale 1905-1915 165,850
Southern Coal and Mining Company Southern No. 5, Glendale 1915-1919 34,972 [1]
West Belleville Coal Company West Belleville 1919-1922 66,402 [2]
Total Production: 593,159

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351026 3-25-1915 1:1200 1:2317 Not final
Microfilm, document 350995 undated 1:1200 1:1821 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, thickness, depth.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 351026, reel 03134, frame 107 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
Microfilm map, document 350995, reel 03134, frame 65 - Ownership, mine outline (western).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production after map date
  2. Production after map date