Mine Index 3599   John Carroll,   Vancourt Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: O'Fallon
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3599

Company Name: John Carroll
Mine Name: Vancourt Mine
Start Date: Pre 1874 End Date: 1890
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 50
Acres after map date: 5 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 NE NE SE
Air shaft St. Clair 2N 7W 29 SE NE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 200 7.5 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Vancourt Mining Company Vancourt pre1874-1884 7,850 [1]
Keating Brothers Vancourt 1884-1886 2,353
B. J. Vancourt Vancourt 1886-1887 5,000
John Carroll Vancourt 1887-1890 32,950 [2]
Total Production: 48,153

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 350988 2-15-1887 1:1200 1:1986 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Thickness, depth, seam, mine type, shaft location.
Microfilm map, document 350988, reel 03134, frame 56 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1882. Production prior to 1882 is unknown. The Coal Report of 1883 indicates 40 acres were mined. The 1874 Atlas of St. Clair County shows a shaft at this location, indicating mining was taking place in the early 1870s.
  2. Production after map date