Mine Index 4268   Philip Weber and Company,   Greenfield Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: O'Fallon
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4268

Company Name: Philip Weber and Company
Mine Name: Greenfield Mine
Start Date: Pre 1881 End Date: 1883
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 16
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 1N 8W 16 SE SW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 120 6.0-6.5 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Kuntz-Bodman [1] Kuntz-Bodman unknown
Greenfield Coal Company Greenfield pre1881-1882 10,000 [2]
Philip Weber and Company Greenfield 1882-1883 [3] 8,000
Total Production: 18,000

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351026 3-15-1915 1:1200 1:2317 Secondary source

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 351026, reel 03134, frame 107, map of West Belleville Mine (mine index 3524) - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
Microfilm map, document 350992, reel 03134, frame 62 - Ownership.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. An undated map of the "Kuntz-Bodman Mine" is an earlier version of the Greenfield Mine.
  2. Production prior to 1882 unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 16 acres mined.
  3. The source map indicates the mine was abandoned due to flooding.