Mine Index 3608 French Village Coal Company, French Village Mine

Mine Index Number: 3608

Company Name:	French Village Coal Company
Mine Name:	French Village Mine
Start Date:	1907	End Date:	1907
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	Less than 1	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 9W

36

SW NW NE

Geology

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

Herrin

50

6.0

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

French Village Coal Company (add)	French Village (add)	1907-1907	204 The Daily Advocate newspaper archives noted the incorporation of the French Village Coal Company on 4-5-1889. However, no production was reported until 1907.

Total Production: 204

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS mined-out area, Area 27

1950

1:62500

1:62500

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, seam, method.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

ISGS 1950 Mined-out Area Map, Area 27 - Shaft location.