Mine Index 7057   Phoenix Coal and Mining Company,   Phoenix No. 1 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Livingston unlocated
County: Livingston
Quadrangle: Blackstone
County Coal Data: Livingston
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 7057

Company Name: Phoenix Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name: Phoenix No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1903 End Date: 1907
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 9 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Mine Livingston 29N 4E 3 SE SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin [1] 160 3.5-4.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Manhattan Coal Company Manhattan No. 2 1903-1904 3,282
Phoenix Coal and Mining Company Phoenix No. 1 1904-1907 26,021
Total Production: 29,303

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Atlas 1911 1:31680 1:31680 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Livingston County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
George A. Ogle and Co., 1911, Standard Atlas of Livingston County, Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, 105p. - Mine location.

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Notes

  1. This mine may have operated in the Colchester seam as well. Longwall mining in the Colchester seam wasreported in the Coal Reports, but it seems highly unlikely given the amount of coal mined and the short duration of the mine.