Mine Index 3583 C. R. Luster and Son, Luster Mine

Mine Index Number: 3583

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	C. R. Luster and Son
Mine Name:	Luster Mine
Start Date:	1934	End Date:	1939
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	22
Production Indicated Acres:	10	General Area of mining acres shown:
The western pit is not shown separately on the accompanying map, since the Morgan mines (mine index 3589) later enlarged on this pit.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Pit (eastern)	St. Clair	1S 9W	13	S 1/2 SW NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Pit (western)	St. Clair	1S 9W	14	SE NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	20-28				Surface

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
M. B. Watland (add)	Watland (add)	1934-1934	2,144

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
C. R. Luster and Son (add)	Luster (add)	1935-1939	94,875

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 97,019

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
WPA, T1S-R9W	9-20-1938	1:12000	1:52800	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Coal Section files	Undated	1:62500	1:62500	Secondary source

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, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
WPA map, T1S-R9W - Mine outline (western pit).

Bibliography
Coal Section files, undated work map on USGS topographic map, Waterloo (15') Quadrangle - Mine location (eastern pit), mine type.