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

Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	St. Clair unlocated
	County:	St. Clair
	Quadrangle:	Collinsville Monks Mound
	County Coal Data:	St. Clair
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:

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 (add)	Abbey No. 1 (add)	pre1882-1886	218,763 ^[2]


Total Production: 218,763

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Company map

4-11-1924

1:2400

Secondary source

Federal Land Bank Report

6-1934

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

M3601 coalreport1884 p568.pdf

Mine Images

Federal Land Bank:
Map Date: 6-1934
Coal Co.: Abbey Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name: Abbey No. 1 Mine
Full Res Download

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

↑ also labeled "Abbey No. 1"
↑ 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.
↑ 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.

[1] so 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.

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