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Mine Index 3572   Northern Coal Company,   Northern Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3572

Company Name: Northern Coal Company
Mine Name: Northern Mine
Start Date: 1912 End Date: 1917
Type of Mine: Surface
Total acres shown: 36
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Pit St. Clair 1S 8W 7 SW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 6-30 6.0 Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Fisher Fuel Company Fisher 1912-1914 51,375
Northern Coal Company Northern 1914-1917 202,416
Total Production: 253,791

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 5-1934 1:124320 1:124320 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, mine location, seam.
Federal Land Bank Report (St. Clair County) - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes