Mine Index 3566 Atom Coal Company, Atom Mine

Mine Index Number: 3566

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Atom Coal Company
Mine Name:	Atom Mine
Start Date:	1938	End Date:	1951
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	3
Acres after map date:	Less than 1	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 slope	St. Clair	1S 7W	20	SW SW SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	St. Clair	1S 7W	20	SE SW SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	267			6.5	MRP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Neuwirth Coal Company (add)	Neuwirth (add)	1938-1948	33,018

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Zephyr Coal Company (add)	Zephyr (add)	1948-1949	78

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Atom Coal Company, Inc. (add)	Atom (add)	1949-1950	6,273

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Atom Coal Company, Inc. (add)	Atom (add)	1950-1951	1,421

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 40,790

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 351131	11-22-1950	1:720	1:1092	Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351131, reel 03134, frame 267 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.