Mine Index Number: 3600
Company Name:
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Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
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Mine Name:
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Abbey No. 4 Mine
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Start Date:
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1881
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End Date:
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1898
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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137
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Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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This area is insufficient for the tons mined. A 50-acre general area of mining was added to the west to accommodate the additional tons.
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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Main shaft
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St. Clair
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2N 8W
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3
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NW NW NW
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Geology
Herrin
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97-140
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6.5-7.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The shale forming the roof was thick and required much timbering.
Production
Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Total Production: 1,175,299
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Company map of mine index 201
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1927
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Secondary source
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Microfilm, document 352395
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1-2-1950
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1:2400
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1:4800
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Secondary source
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ISGS map library, 4103.M35 i5.1-29
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3-10-1906
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
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Company mine map of Consolidated Coal Company No. 17 (mine index 0201) - Shaft locations, mine outline (eastern, southern, southeastern, and western), mining method.
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Microfilm map, document 352395, reel 03139, frames 42-45, map of Lumaghi No. 2 (mine index 0071) - Mine outline (eastern), mining method.
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ISGS map library, 4103.M35 i5.1-29, map of Abbey No. 3 (mine index 2769) - Mine outline (northern).
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History of Madison County, W. R. Brink & Co., Edwardsville, Illinois (publishers), 1882 - Mine name.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Microfilm: 352395
Map Date: 5-20-1950
Coal Co.: Lumaghi Coal Company
Mine Name: Cantine No. 2 Mine
Full Res Download
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production prior to 1882 unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 1 acre mined.
- ↑ Idle July 1885 to June 1886.