Mine Index 3598 O'Fallon Coal Company, O'Fallon No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3598

Company Name:	O'Fallon Coal Company
Mine Name:	O'Fallon No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1917	End Date:	1924
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	28
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

St. Clair

2N 7W

29

NW NW SE

Air shaft

St. Clair

2N 7W

29

NE NE SW

Geology

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

Herrin

202

6.5-7.5

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

O'Fallon Coal Company (add)	O'Fallon No. 1, Tin Can (add)	1917-1924	209,086
Total Production: 209,086

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351137

5-6-1918

1:360

1:770

Not final The source map indicates works of an older abandoned mine were found to the north, and were designated “Bond Mine” on the state archive map (PB_204). These "old works" are designated by text on the accompanying map. The extent of the mined area is unknown.

WPA, T2N-R7W

7-1-1922

1:12000

1:55380

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Shaft location, mine type, seam, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 351137, reel 03134, frame 274 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

WPA map, T2N-R7W - Mine outline.

State archive, PB_204, Peabody Coal Company compilation map - Mine names (Tin Can and Bond Mines).