Mine Index 4332 Union Coal Company, Union Mine No. 1

Mine Index Number: 4332

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Union Coal Company
Mine Name:	Union Mine No. 1
Start Date:	1884	End Date:	1892
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	7
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	St. Clair	2N 9W	35	SW NW SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	St. Clair	2N 9W	35	NW SW SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	101			4.5-6.0	RPB

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Union Mining Company (add)	Union (add)	1884-1885	9,120

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Jones and Hughes (add)	Union (add)	1887-1889	13,717

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Union Coal Company (add)	Union (No. 1) (add)	1889-1892	17,681

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 40,518

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 351083	2-7-1942	1:1200	1:2400	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, thickness, depth.

Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351083, reel 03134, frames 188-190, map of Edgemont Mine (mine index 3613) - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.