Mine Index 3619   New West Side Coal Company,   West Side Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: Baldwin
New Athens East
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3619

Company Name: New West Side Coal Company
Mine Name: West Side Mine
Start Date: 1933 End Date: April 1955
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 215
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 3S 6W 21 SE SE SE
Air shaft St. Clair 3S 6W 21 SE SE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 90 6.5 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
West Side Coal Company West Side 1933-1938 75,009
Marissa West Side Coal Company West Side 1938-1939 7,279
West Side Cooperative Coal Company West Side 1939-1941 44,171
Prairie State Coal and Mining Company Mary Kay 1941-1949 890,357
New West Side Coal Company West Side 1949-1955 208,182
Total Production: 1,224,998

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351174 1-17-1956 1:2400 1:4634 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.
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, abandonment date.
Microfilm map, document 351174, reel 03134, frame 320 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/st_clair/thumbnails/m3619_IL_108_01_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: IL_108_01
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Mine Name:
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Map Date: 1-17-1956
Map Status: Final
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Note: Final Map for Mine index 3619

Secondary Source for Mine Index 3620
Secondary Source for Mine Index 3624

More Info: M3619 IL 108 01
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/m3619 IL 108 01.zip

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