Tilden Quadrangle

Mining in the Tilden Quadrangle

Mining began at the Wood Mine (mine index 3190) in the southwestern corner of the Tilden Quadrangle before 1866 and ended in 1999 when the Marissa Mine (mine index 990) closed. The Herrin Coal was generally about 6 feet thick, and roof conditions were reasonably good. Most of the mines operated 20 years or more, with the Sparta Mine (mine index 0701) running the longest (45 years). The coal was as deep as 200 feet, but with the advent of large equipment, surface mining took place between 1976 and 1992 at the River King Pit No. 6 Mine (mine index 0934).

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Coal Mines In Illinois Tilden Quadrangle

Mines that Appear on the Tilden Quadrangle

	Combined	County
0080	Forsythe Coal Company, Forsythe Mine Dozow Valley Coal Company, Dozow Valley Mine Forsythe Coal Company, Dozow Valley Mine New Marissa Coal Company, New Marissa Mine Gill Coal Corporation, Gill Mine Superior Coal Company, Superior Mine Borders Coal Company, Borders Mine Lyle Coal Company, Lyle Mine	St. Clair
0205	T. M. Meeks, Meeks Mine Egyptian Coal and Mining Company, Meeks No. 2 Mine	St. Clair
0208	Crystal Coal Company, Crystal Mine Bessemer Washed Coal Company, Crystal Mine Bessemer Coal and Mining Company, Crystal Mine Tilden Coal Company, Crystal Mine Madison Coal Corporation, Crystal 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
0613	George Wilson, Boyd Mine Ill-Mo Coal Company, Boyd Mine Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, Dodd Mine	Randolph
0654	A. E. Powell, Consol Mine J. A. Greim, Consol Mine Coulterville Coal Company, Consol Mine West Mine Coal Company, Consol Mine St. Louis Coal Company, Florida Mine Florida Coal Company, Florida Mine Sparta Coal Company, Florida Mine Underwood Coal and Mining Company, Consol Mine West Side Coal Company, Consol 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
0793	James Smith and Company, Smith Mine Marissa Coal Company, Marissa Mine Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Marissa Mine Daniel Zohlsdorf, Marissa Mine Consolidated Coal Company, Marissa Mine Daniel Zildorph, Marissa Mine Marissa Coal and Mining Company, Marissa Mine D. Zihlsdorf, Marissa Mine	St. Clair
0934	Peabody Coal Company, River King Pit No. 6 Mine	St. Clair Randolph
0952	Peabody Coal Company, Baldwin Mine	Randolph St. Clair
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
0990	Peabody Coal Company, Marissa Mine	St. Clair Washington Randolph
1053	Peabody Midwest Mining, Gateway North Mine	Randolph
3184	Tilden Mining Company, Tilden Mine R. A. Torrens, Tilden Mine Tilden Coal Company, Tilden Mine William Goddard, Tilden Mine Donk Brothers Coal and Coke Company, Tilden Mine Bessemer Washed Coal Company, Tilden Mine Madison Coal Corporation, Tilden Mine	Randolph
3185	Eureka Coal Company, Eureka No. 2 Mine Jones Brothers Coal and Mining Company, Eureka No. 2 Mine Oregon Coal Company, Eureka No. 2 Mine Randolph Coal Company, Eureka No. 2 Mine	Randolph
3190		Randolph
3191	Colonel Edgar, Edgar Mine N. E. Lessley and Son, Edgar Mine Philip Smith, Old Edgar Mine	Randolph
3192	Lemon and McElvey, Lemon and McElvey Mine George A. Lemon, Lemon Mine	Randolph
3193	Moffat Coal Company, Moffat No. 2 Mine	Randolph
3202	Hector Beveridge Coal Company, Beveridge No. 1 Mine	Randolph
3203	J. C. Boyle Coal Company, Boyle Mine George A. Lemon, Boyle Mine Thomas Campbell, Campbell Mine	Randolph

Unlocated Mines

Randolph County

	Combined	City

Washington County

	Combined	City
91890001	George Breuggerman, Breuggerman Mine Washington Coal Company, Washington Mine P. Breuggerman, Breuggerman Mine	Nashville (City)

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)