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)

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.