Steeleville Quadrangle
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Mining in the Steeleville Quadrangle
Mining began near Sparta (16-T5S-R6W) about 1840, with the opening of the Ritchey Mine, which was later known as the Rozier Miner. The Herrin Coal was 6 feet thick, with a 4 feet thick limestone making the roof. John B. Wilson opened his mine in 1857 in 17-T5S-R6W, and later also operated the Rozier Mine.
The Herrin Coal was mined in the northern and eastern parts of the quadrangle. Where the Herrin was eroded away, the Springfield and Colchester Coals were mined. Most of the coal was accessed through underground mines. The surface mining that took place here expanded from adjacent quadrangles where conditions were more suitable.
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Coal Mines In Illinois Steeleville Quadrangle
Mines that Appear on the Steeleville Quadrangle
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| 0083 | Moffat Coal Company, Moffat No. 1 Mine | Randolph |
| 0209 | Illinois Fuel Company, Illinois Fuel No. 4 Mine Wall Coal and Mining Company, Wall No. 4 Mine Sparta Coal and Mining Company, Sparta No. 4 Mine | Randolph |
| 0300 | Valley and Gulf Coal Company, Eden Mine Hugh Murray, Eden Mine Western Anthracite Coal and Coke Company, Eden Mine Eden Coal Company, Eden Mine Wilson Brothers Coal Company, Eden No. 7 Mine Willis Coal and Mining Company, Willis No. 7 Mine Gulf Fuel and Mining Company, Willis No. 7 Mine | Randolph |
| 0337 | Edward Jones and Sons, Purity Mine | Randolph |
| 0613 | George Wilson, Boyd Mine Ill-Mo Coal Company, Boyd Mine Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, Dodd Mine | Randolph |
| 0701 | Midwest Utilities Coal Corporation, Bradbury Mine Zeigler Coal and Coke Company, Spartan Mine Zeigler Coal Company, Spartan No. 2 Mine Old Ben Coal Company, Spartan Mine | Randolph |
| 0872 | Southwestern Illinois Coal Corporation, Streamline Mine | Randolph Perry |
| 0930 | Truax Traer Coal Company, Burning Star No. 3 Mine Consolidation Coal Company, Burning Star No. 3 Mine | Randolph |
| 0946 | Ritter Coal Company, Red Fox No. 3 Mine Eden Mining Corporation, Red Fox No. 3 Mine R. and N. Mining Company, Red Fox No. 3 Mine Duke Mining and Machinery Company, Red Fox Mine Pryor Mountain Construction and Machinery, Harger Mine Pine Ridge Coal Company, Harger Mine Southern Illinois Minerals Corporation, Sparta No. 6 Mine | Randolph |
| 0968 | Zeigler Coal Company, Zeigler No. 11 Mine Coulterville Coal Company, Gateway Mine Black Beauty Coal Company, Gateway Mine Peabody Midwest Mining, Gateway Mine Old Ben Coal Company, Zeigler No. 11 Mine | Randolph |
| 1049 | Knight Hawk Coal, LLC, Hawkeye Mine | Randolph |
| 3183 | Martin and Company, Old Adams Mine Thomas A. Dobbins, Dobbins Mine Eden Coal Company, Eden Mine | Randolph |
| 3193 | Moffat Coal Company, Moffat No. 2 Mine | Randolph |
| 3197 | Randolph Coal and Mining Company, Randolph Mine Roseborough and Moffat, Roseborough and Moffat Mine Roseborough Coal and Manufacturing Company, Roseborough Mine R. H. Roseborough Coal and Coke Company, Roseborough Mine Randolph Coal and Coke Company, Randolph No. 2 Mine Illinois Fuel and Power Company, Illinois Fuel No. 2 Mine Illinois Fuel Company, Illinois Fuel No. 2 Mine | Randolph |
| 3199 | Robert H. Roseborough, Roseborough Mine Randolph Coal and Coke Company, Randolph No. 1 Mine Roseborough Coal Company, Roseborough No. 1 Mine | Randolph |
| 3204 | Boyd Coal and Coke Company, Boyd No. 2 Mine Davison and Fulton, Davison and Fulton No. 2 Mine | Randolph |
| 3205 | David B. Boyd, Boyd Mine James Davison, Boyd Mine D. B. Boyd, Boyd Mine Boyd Coal and Coke Company, Boyd No. 1 Mine Davison and Fulton, Davison and Fulton Mine Boyd Coal and Coke Company, Boyd Mine Boyd Coal Company, Boyd Mine | Randolph |
| 3215 | John Roberts, Roberts Mine | Randolph |
| 3216 | George Stanway, Stanway Mine Stanway and Morris, Stanway and Morris Mine John McDill, McDill Mine | Randolph |
| 3217 | Samuel Stevenson Coal Company, Stevenson Mine G. and B. Coal Company, G. and B. Mine Barton and Gabriel, Barton and Gabriel Mine Home Fire Coal Company, Home Fire Mine | Randolph |
| 3219 | John Gracie, Gracie Mine Blair Coal Company, Blair Mine Blair Mining Company, Blair Mine | Randolph |
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