Mine Index Number: 3608
Company Name:
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French Village Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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French Village Mine
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Start Date:
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1907
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End Date:
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1907
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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None
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Production Indicated Acres:
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Less than 1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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 9W
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36
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SW NW NE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
Production
Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
ISGS mined-out area, Area 27
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1950
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1:62500
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1:62500
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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, depth, thickness, seam, method.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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ISGS 1950 Mined-out Area Map, Area 27 - Shaft location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
ISGS mined-out area map: Area 27
Map Date: 1950
Coal Co.: French Village Coal Company
Mine Name: French Village Mine
Full Res Download
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ 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.