Mine Index 3543 Crown Coal Company, Crown No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3543

Company Name:	Crown Coal Company
Mine Name:	Crown No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1889	End Date:	1901
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	75
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 9W

1

NW NW SW

Geology

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

Herrin

148-185

6.0-7.0

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Crown Coal Company (add)	Crown No. 2 (add)	1889-1892	139,295

Crown Coal and Tow Company (add)	Crown No. 2 (add)	1892-1900	353,642

Crown Coal and Iron Company (add)	Crown No. 2 (add)	1900-1901	102,946

Total Production: 595,883

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

State archive, PB_96

9-15-1923

1:2400

1:2400

Secondary source

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.

Company map, state archive, PB_96, map of Superior Mine (mine index 0078) - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.