Mine Index 3539   South Side Coal Company,   South Side Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: Freeburg
Millstadt
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3539

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
Main shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 33 NW NE NW
Air shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 33 NW NE NW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
New National Coal and Mining Company New National 1912-1953 1,808,251
South Side Coal Company South Side 1953-1953 468
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
Microfilm, document 351176 3-12-1953 1:1200 1:2400 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 351176, reel 03134, frames 324-326 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

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