Mine Index 3539 South Side Coal Company, South Side Mine

Mine Index Number: 3539

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	South Side Coal Company
Mine Name:	South Side Mine
Start Date:	1912	End Date:	March 1953
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	266
Acres after map date:		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	33	NW NE NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	St. Clair	1N 8W	33	NW NE NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	40-75			5.6-7	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
New National Coal and Mining Company (add)	New National (add)	1912-1953	1,808,251

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
South Side Coal Company (add)	South Side (add)	1953-1953	468

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 1,808,719

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 351176	3-12-1953	1:1200	1:2400	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351176, reel 03134, frames 324-326 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.