Mine Index 3577   Millstadt Coal Company,   Milllstadt Mine

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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: 3577

Company Name: Millstadt Coal Company
Mine Name: Milllstadt Mine
Start Date: 1884 End Date: 1904
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 28
Acres after map date: 28 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft St. Clair 1S 9W 16 SW NW NE
Air shaft St. Clair 1S 9W 16 SW NW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 42-48 5.5-6.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Millstadt Coal and Mining Company Millstadt 1884-1895 129,459
Millstadt Coal and Mining Company Millstadt 1895-1897 28,249 [1]
Millstadt Coal Company Millstadt 1897-1904 110,394 [2]
Total Production: 268,102

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351015 7-1895 1:960 1:1457 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 351015, reel 03134, frame 89 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production after map date
  2. Production after map date