Mine Index 6641   Nicholas Reeb,   Reeb Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 6641

Company Name: Nicholas Reeb
Mine Name: Reeb Mine
Start Date: Pre 1874 End Date: 1883
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

The Coal Report indicates 35 acres were mined prior to 1883.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 28 SW NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 60 6.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Nicholas Reeb Reeb, Murphy pre1874-1883 3,400 [1]
Total Production: 3,400

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351098 undated 1:1200 1:1986 Undated

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 351098, reel 03134, frame 212 - Shaft location, mine outline.
Atlas of St. Clair County, 1874, Warner & Beers, Chicago, Illinois - Years of operation.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Ownership and production prior to 1883 are not known. The Coal Report of 1883 indicates 35 acres were mined. The 1874 Atlas of St. Clair County shows a shaft with a railroad spur at this location, indicating that mining was taking place in the early 1870s.