Mine Index Number: 4261
| Company Name:
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William Brandenberger
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| Mine Name:
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Brandenberger Mine
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| Start Date:
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Pre 1874
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End Date:
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1886
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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95
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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The reported production represents about 16 acres mined. The Coal Report of 1883 indicated 70 acres were previously mined.
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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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| Shaft No. 1 [1]
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St. Clair
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1N 8W
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20
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NW NE SE
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| Shaft No. 2 [2]
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St. Clair
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1N 8W
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20
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SE NE SE
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| Shaft No. 3 [3]
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St. Clair
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1N 8W
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20
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SE NE SE
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Geology
| Herrin
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110-127
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6.5-7.0
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RP
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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
| Atlas of St. Clair County
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1874
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1:3840
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1:3840
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Secondary source
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| 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, mine type, 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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| Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois, 1874, Warner and Beers, Chicago, Illinois - Shaft identifications.
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| ISGS mined-out area, Area 27, 1950 - Mine locations.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Atlas:
Map Date: 1874
Coal Co.: William Brandenberger
Mine Name: Brandenberger Mine
Coal Section Files: Area 27
Map Date: 1950
Coal Co.: Smith Coal Company
Mine Name: Smith Mine
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Designated Washington Mine on 1950 mined-out area map.
- ↑ Designated Baird & Beatty on 1950 mined-out area map. The 1874 Atlas of St. Clair County shows Baird & Beatty in section 21, T1N, R8W. (see mine index 6642, O'Fallon Quadrangle)
- ↑ Designated Reed Mine on 1950 mined-out area map.
- ↑ Production prior to 1882 unknown. The Coal Report of 1883 indicates 70 acres were mined. The 1874 Atlas of St. Clair county shows the shaft locations, indicating that mining was taking place in the early 1870s.
