French Village Quadrangle
Mining in the French Village Quadrangle
Mining began quite early in this area. According to the ISGS field notes, mining was taking place in the French Village Quadrangle near Edgemont in 1810. By 1874, there were several mines large enough to justify railroad spurs to their tipples. This is in large part due to the accessibility of the coal, which outcrops in the bluffs on the northwest quarter of the quadrangle, and the proximity to St. Louis where the coal could be marketed. The longest-operating mine in the area, the B. B. Mine (mine index 3550), celebrated its 50th anniversary in May 1928 (implying the opening year was 1878) and continued operation until 1943.
Mining occurred almost exclusively in the Herrin Coal. A very few mines attempted mining the Springfield Coal as well, but the Springfield seam is much thinner and those mines did not stay in operation very long. Geologic problems associated with the Herrin Coal in this area include large and numerous coal balls in the roof rock, some slips and offsets in the coal, and areas where the shale roof came down easily. Some mines noted heaves and squeezes from the floor clay, especially when wet.
Note that a number of mines that are known to have operated in this area could not be located. Any area east of the bluffs may contain minable coal and is potentially undermined.
Map and Directory PDF Download
Coal Mines In Illinois French Village Quadrangle
Mines that Appear on the French Village Quadrangle
| Combined | County | |
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| 0078 | Superior Coal and Mining Company, Superior Mine Perry Coal Company, Superior Mine | St. Clair |
| 0305 | Adams Coal and Tow Company, Ruby Mine Ratican, Joyce and Grieve, Ruby Mine Ruby Mining Company, Ruby Mine William Ratican, Ruby Mine Cluly-Miller Coal Company, Ruby Mine Howard E. Miller, Ruby Mine Consumers Coal Company, Consumers No. 1 Mine St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company, Ruby Mine | St. Clair |
| 0416 | St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company, No. 2 Mine | St. Clair |
| 0443 | St. Louis and O'Fallon Coal Company, St. Louis and O'Fallon No. 1 Mine | St. Clair |
| 0501 | Aloys Gundlach Coal Company, Gundlach Mine Pyramid Coal Company, Pyramid No. 4 Mine | St. Clair |
| 0502 | Frank Murphy, Murphy No. 2 Mine Frederick Murphy, Branch Mine Reeb Coal Company, Murphy Mine Radium Coal Company, Radium Mine Aluminum Ore Company, Aluminum Ore Mine Alcoa Ore Company, Alcoa Mine | St. Clair |
| 0783 | Conrad Reeb, Reeb Mine Reeb Brothers, Reeb Mine Bretz and Schilling, White Rose Mine White Rose Mining Company, White Rose Mine White Rose Coal Company, White Rose Mine East Bell Coal Company, White Rose Mine | St. Clair |
| 0787 | Suburban Coal Company, Suburban Mine Joseph Guest and Sons, Suburban Mine Suburban Coal and Mining Company, Suburban Mine Suburban and Superior Mining Company, Suburban Mine Victoria Coal Company, Suburban Mine | St. Clair |
| 3378 | Yock Brothers, Yock Mine Joseph Yock and Brothers, Yock Mine Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Yock Mine Joseph Yock and Brother, Yock Mine | St. Clair |
| 3409 | Erhstein and Pruessing, Erhstein and Pruessing Mine | St. Clair |
| 3494 | Unknown, Grant Mine | St. Clair |
| 3496 | Edward Avery and Company, Birkner Mine Dutch Hollow Coal Company, Birkner Mine Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Birkner Mine | St. Clair |
| 3498 | William Izatt, Pollock Mine | St. Clair |
| 3499 | Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Lenz Mine St. Clair Co-operative Mining and Supply Company, Lenz Mine | St. Clair |
| 3500 | Oakland Coal Company, Oakland Mine Dutch Hollow Coal Company, Oakland Mine Avery Coal and Mining Company, Oakland Mine Southern Coal and Mining Company, Oakland Mine | St. Clair |
| 3502 | Daniel Knecht, Knecht Mine Devoy and Feuerborn, Knecht Mine Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Knecht Mine Fred Sauer, Knecht Mine M. Whitmore, Knecht Mine | St. Clair |
| 3503 | Dutch Hollow Coal Company, Dutch Hollow Mine Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Dutch Hollow Mine | St. Clair |
| 3504 | Beck-Walker Coal Company, Royal Mine Royal Coal Company, Royal Mine Columbia Collieries Company, Royal Mine G and E Coal Company, G and E Mine New Royal Coal Company, New Royal Mine | St. Clair |
| 3513 | Green Mound Coal Company, Green Mound Mine John Groom, Green Mount Mine Consolidated Coal Company, Green Mount Mine Green Mount Coal and Mining Company, Green Mount Mine Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Green Mount Mine | St. Clair |
| 3515 | Northwestern Coal Mining Company, Northwestern Mine Northwestern Coal Company, Northwestern Mine Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Northwestern Mine | St. Clair |
| 3517 | Hazard, Wilson and Company, Hazard and Wilson Mine Rose Hill Mining Company, Rose Hill Mine Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Rose Hill Mine John Groom, Rose Hill Mine Consolidated Coal Company, Rose Hill Mine | St. Clair |
Unlocated Mines
St. Clair County
| Combined | City | |
|---|---|---|
| 1630000a | John Roes, Roes Mine | West Belleville (City) |
| 1630000b | John Roes, Roes Mine | West Belleville (City) |
| 1630000d | Donk Brothers, Donk Mine | St. Louis (City) |
| 1630000e | Daniel Knechte, Knechte Mine | Birkner (City) |
| 1630001 | Providence Coal Company, Providence Mine | Caseyville (City) |
| 1630002 | Bartlet Coal Company, Bartlett Mine | Collinsville (City) |
| 1630003 | Bartlett Coal Company, Bartlett Mine | Collinsville (City) |
| 1630004 | George F. Savitz, Savitz Mine | St. Louis (City) |
| 1630005 | George F. Savitz, Savitz Mine | St. Louis (City) |
| 1630006 | George F. Savitz, Savitz Mine | St. Louis (City) |
| 1630007 | Herring and Donenwald, Herring and Donenwald Mine | St. Louis (City) |
| 1630008 | Winslow Coal Company, Winslow Mine | Birkner (City) |
| 1630009 | Keable Brothers, Keable Mine Avery Brothers, Avery Mine | Birkner (City) |
| 1630010 | G. F. Smith and Company, Smith Mine | Belleville (City) |
| 1630011 | Grantz and company, Grantz Mine | Belleville (City) |
| 1630012 | Hazard, Wilson and Company, Hazard and Wilson Mine Enterprise Coal Mining Company, Enterprise Mine Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Enterprise Mine Enterprise Coal Company, Enterprise Mine Joseph Gast, Enterprise Mine | Belleville (City) |
| 1630015 | Kennedy Coal Company, Kennedy Mine | St. Louis (City) |
| 1630020 | Silk, Lee and Company, Silk and Lee Mine | French Village (City) |
| 1630021 | John Maelh, Maelh Mine | Caseyville (City) |
| 1630023 | Gellwicks and Richards, Gellwicks and Richards Mine G. B. Gelwicks, Gelwicks Mine Gelwicks and Herlbach, Gelwicks and Herlback Mine George Gelwick, Gelwick Mine | Belleville (City) |
| 1630024 | Willaim Davis, Davis Mine | French Village (City) |
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