Mine Index 6471 Bethalto Coal Company, Bethalto Mine

Mine Index Number: 6471

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Bethalto Coal Company
Mine Name:	Bethalto Mine
Start Date:	1935	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

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Madison	5N 8W	6	SW NW SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	61			5.0

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Bethalto Coal Company (add)	Bethalto (add)	1935-1935	159
Total Production: 159

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 352350	4-13-1935	1:1200	1:2483	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Bibliography
ISGS field notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
Microfilm, document 352350, reel 03138, frame 458, map of mine index 0627, Carlin Mine - Shaft location.