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

Mine Index Number: 3543

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

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

Shaft 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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	148-185			6.0-7.0	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Crown Coal Company (add)	Crown No. 2 (add)	1889-1892	139,295

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Crown Coal and Tow Company (add)	Crown No. 2 (add)	1892-1900	353,642

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Crown Coal and Iron Company (add)	Crown No. 2 (add)	1900-1901	102,946

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 595,883

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
State archive, PB_96	9-15-1923	1:2400	1:2400	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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