Mine Index Number: 6639
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Standard Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Summit Mine
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| Start Date:
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1865
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End Date:
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1886
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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27
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| Acres after map date:
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Less than 2
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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Most of the area shown was mined prior to production reports.
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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St. Clair
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1N 9W
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11
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NW SE NE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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St. Clair
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1N 9W
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11
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SW NE NE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
|
| Herrin
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175
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|
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5.0-6.0
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RPB
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Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 41,500
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
|
| Microfilm, document 351017
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11-5-1885
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1:1200
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1:1821
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Not final
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| State archive, PB_96
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9-15-1923
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Thickness, depth, seam, mine type, shaft locations.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 351017, reel 03134, frame 92 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| State archive, PB_96, map of Superior Mine (mine index 0078) - Mine outline (northern portion).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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Company Map:
PB_96Map Date: 9-15-1923
Coal Co.: Perry Coal Company
Mine Name: Superior Mine
Image Credit: Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Mines and Minerals
Full Res Download
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Microfilm:
351017Map Date: 11-5-1885
Coal Co.: Standard Coal Company
Mine Name: Summit Mine
Full Res Download
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production prior to 1884 unknown
- ↑ Production after map date
