Mine Index 4321   Rock Creek Coal Company,   Rock Creek Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 4321

Company Name: Rock Creek Coal Company
Mine Name: Rock Creek Mine
Start Date: 1934 End Date: 1935
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft St. Clair 1S 7W 32 SE NW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Rock Creek Coal Company Rock Creek 1934-1935 1,307
Total Production: 1,307

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
None No source map of the mine was found. The mine location was hand-plotted and named on a Coal Section file copy of a USGS topographic map.

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

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