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Mine Index 6639   Standard Coal Company,   Summit Mine

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Accessible description: Mine Location Basic Data
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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET

Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: French Village
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 6639

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
Company Name: Standard Coal Company
Mine Name: Summit Mine
Start Date: 1865 End Date: 1886
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 27
Acres after map date: Less than 2 General Area of mining acres shown:

Most of the area shown was mined prior to production reports.

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 1N 9W 11 NW SE NE
Shaft Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Air shaft St. Clair 1N 9W 11 SW NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Seam Depth (ft) Thickness Min Thickness max Thickness Ave. Mining Method
Herrin 175 5.0-6.0 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Summit Mining Company Summit 1865-1884 14,347 [1]
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Standard Coal Company Summit 1884-1885 18,653
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Standard Coal Company Summit 1885-1886 8,500 [2]
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Total Production: 41,500

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 351017 11-5-1885 1:1200 1:1821 Not final
Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, PB_96 9-15-1923 1:2400 1:2400 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Bibliography
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Thickness, depth, seam, mine type, shaft locations.
Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351017, reel 03134, frame 92 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
Bibliography
State archive, PB_96, map of Superior Mine (mine index 0078) - Mine outline (northern portion).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production prior to 1884 unknown
  2. Production after map date