Mine Index 3625 Egyptian Coal and Mining Company, Oak Ridge Mine

Mine Index Number: 3625

Company Name:	Egyptian Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name:	Oak Ridge Mine
Start Date:	1882	End Date:	July 12, 1912
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	239
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The area shown on the accompanying map includes the area mined for White Oak No. 1 Mine (mine index 3627). The boundary between the two mines could not be discerned. According to the source maps, Oak Ridge Mine (White Oak No. 2 Mine) was generally north of the railroad, while White Oak No. 1 Mine was generally south of the railroad. With the area mined before reported production for White Oak No. 1 Mine, production indicates approximately 320 acres were mined. A fire burned the tipple, engine house and boiler house.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft (7.5 x 14 ft) No air shafts were shown on the source maps. It is likely that ventilation was provided by underground connection with White Oak No. 1 Mine (mine index 3627).

St. Clair

3S 6W

35

SW SE NE

Geology

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

Herrin

156

5.5

7.5

6.5

RP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was 6 inches to 2 feet of shale beneath 14 feet of limestone. Slips were common in the white top above the coal. The coal contained considerable pyrite. The underclay was generally 6 to 10 inches thick, but ranged from 3 inches to 4 feet.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Dishew (add)	White Oak No. 2 (add)	1882-1883	Not reported

Tijou, Donk and Company (add)	White Oak No. 2 (add)	1883-1884	40,000

White Oak Coal Company (add)	White Oak No. 2 (add)	1884-1885	20,570

Tijou, Donk and Company (add)	White Oak No. 2 (add)	1885-1886	35,000

Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis (add)	White Oak No. 2 (add)	1886-1896	564,062

Robert Forsythe (add)	White Oak No. 2 (add)	1896-1897	30,749

Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis (add)	White Oak No. 2 (add)	1897-1904	384,034

Marissa Coal and Mining Company (add)	Oak Ridge (add)	1904-1905	34,816

Avery Coal Company (add)	Oak Ridge (add)	1905-1906	24,211

Oak Ridge Coal Company (add)	Oak Ridge (add)	1906-1907	41,444

Bessemer Washed Coal Company (add)	Oak Ridge (add)	1907-1911	450,965

Egyptian Coal and Mining Company (add)	Oak Ridge (add)	1911-1912	36,407

Total Production: 1,662,258

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

State archive, IL_122_01

8-27-1920

1:2400

1:2400

Final

Microfilm, document 351006

12-30-1885

1:1200

1:1075

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.

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 & size, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

State archive, IL_122_01 - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.

Microfilm map, document 351006, reel 03134, frame 76 - Shaft identification.