Mine Index 3601   Abbey Coal and Mining Company,   Abbey No. 1 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: Collinsville
Monks Mound
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 3601

Company Name: Abbey Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name: Abbey No. 1 Mine
Start Date: Pre 1882 End Date: 1886
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 83
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown: 160

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Springwell No. 1 shaft [1] St. Clair 2N 8W 4 NE NE SW
Bartlett shaft St. Clair 2N 8W 4 SE SW NE
Springwell No. 2 shaft St. Clair 2N 8W 4 SW NW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 97-140 6.0-7.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Abbey Coal and Mining Company Abbey No. 1 pre1882-1886 218,763 [2]
Total Production: 218,763

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company map 4-11-1924 1:2400 1:2400 Secondary source
Federal Land Bank Report 6-1934 1:126720 1:126720 Secondary source [3]

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.
Old Ben archive collection, map of Consolidated Coal Company Mine No. 17 (mine index 0201) - Mine outline (northern, eastern and southern), shaft locations, mining method.
Federal Land Bank Report - Mine outline (western), shaft (Springwell No. 2).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Consolidated No. 17|Consolidated No. 17]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID:
Company: Consolidated Coal Company
Mine Name: Consolidated No. 17
Caption:
Map Date: 1927
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0201mrg.jpg
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/st clair/m0201mrg.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. also labeled "Abbey No. 1"
  2. Production and ownership prior to 1882 unknown. The source map refers to one shaft as the “Bartlett shaft”, indicating that Bartlett Coal Company may have been a previous owner. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 43 acres mined.
  3. The Federal Land Bank Report also indicated that the area north of Abbey No. 1, west of Abbey No. 4 (mine index 3600) and south of Abbey No. 3 (mine index 2769) was mined. This area is shown as a general area of mining on the accompanying map.