Mine Index 3610 Sun Ray Mine

Mine Index Number: 3610

Company Name:
Mine Name:	Sun Ray Mine
Start Date:	1922	End Date:	1935
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	3
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 shaft

St. Clair

2N 9W

24

SW SW SE

Air shaft

St. Clair

2N 9W

24

SW SW SE

Geology

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

Herrin

48

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Prospect Park Coal Company (add)	Prospect Park (add)	1922-1923	5,609

Seven Partners Coal Company (add)	Seven Partners (add)	1923-1924	1,005

Prospect Park Coal Company (add)	Prospect Park (add)	1924-1926	7,678

New Prospect Park Coal Company (add)	New Prospect Park (add)	1934-1934	700

Sun Ray Mine (add)	Sun Ray (add)	1935-1935	394

Total Production: 15,386

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351080

3-30-1935

1:480

1:931

Final

Microfilm, document 351257

6-7-1933

1:1200

1:993

Not final

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.

Microfilm map, document 351080, reel 03134, frames 184 - Shaft locations, depth, mine outline, ownership, mining method.

Microfilm map, document 351257, reel 03134, frame 510 - Mine outline (southeastern).

WPA map, T2N-R9W - Mine location.