Mine Index 3565   Paramount Coal and Coke Company,   Randle Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3565

Company Name: Paramount Coal and Coke Company
Mine Name: Randle Mine
Start Date: 1889 End Date: 1942
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 239
Acres after map date: 3 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft (6' x 12') St. Clair 1S 7W 19 SW NW NE
Air shaft St. Clair 1S 7W 19 SE NW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 143-150 6.0-7.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map shows an area caved in the eastern part of the mine.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Randle Coal Company Randle 1889-1891 27,680
Edward Avery Randle 1891-1893 51,046
Dutch Hollow Coal Company Randle 1893-1904 367,663
Avery Coal and Mining Company Randle 1904-1912 336,457
Mulberry Hill Coal Company Mulberry Hill No. 2 1912-1916 [1] 11,800
Glendale Coal and Mining Company Randle 1916-1925 [2] 336,892
Reichert Coal Company Randle 1926-1930 218,920
Power Coal Company Randle 1930-1933 79,314
Freeburg Coal Company Randle 1933-1938 171,747
Freeburg Coal Company Randle 1938-1939 4,403 [3]
Paramount Coal and Coke Company Randle 1940-1942 15,012 [4]
Total Production: 1,620,934

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351087 11-7-1938 1:1200 1:2317 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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 and size, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 351087, reel 03134, frame 197, 198 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1914 to 1916
  2. Idle 1924 and 1925
  3. Production since map date
  4. Production after map date