Mine Index 3603 A. B. and H. Coal Association, A. B. and H. Mine

Mine Index Number: 3603

Company Name:	A. B. and H. Coal Association
Mine Name:	A. B. and H. Mine
Start Date:	1937	End Date:	1943
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	13 Mining took place in two separate mines but production is recorded under one index number.
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 slope

St. Clair

2N 8W

8

SW SW SW

Main slope

St. Clair

2N 8W

18

NE NE NE

Air slope

St. Clair

2N 8W

18

SE NE NE

Geology

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

Herrin

12

5.5

6.0

5.75

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

A. B. and H. Coal Company (add)	A. B. and H. (add)	1937-1940	35,550

A. B. and H. Coal Association (add)	A. B. and H. (add)	1940-1943	28,351

Total Production: 63,901

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351020

5-1-1943

1:1200

1:1821

Final

WPA, T2N-R8W

3-1938 The date listed is the survey extent of the mine outline.

1:12000

1:155380

Secondary source

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) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 351020, reel 03134, frame 97 - Slope locations, mine outline (western), mining method.

WPA, T2N-R8W - Mine outline (eastern), slope location.