Mine Index 3527   James Beatty,   Beatty 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: 3527

Company Name: James Beatty
Mine Name: Beatty Mine
Start Date: Pre 1882 End Date: 1883
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 3
Acres after map date: 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 21 NE SW NE
Air shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 21 NW SE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 80 6.0 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
James Beatty Beatty pre1882-1883 [1] 16,500 [2]
Total Production: 16,500

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 350996 1879 1:600 1:1076 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, seam, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 350996, reel 03134, frame 66 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

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Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Flooded by Richland Creek, November 1883.
  2. Production prior to 1882 is not known. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 38 acres were mined. All reported production is after the date of the map.