Mine Name and YSU Mine NumberFOSTER (NO. 1), FOSTERVILLE, FOSTERMAHO000100

TownshipsYoungstown......Quadrangle 001Youngstown Quad

LotsGREAT LOT 2Quadrangle 002...

County, StateMahoningOHUTM17 516,950 2,504,200

DOM Map NumberSeam Elevation815' (TOPO)

OGS Mine Number18Seam Thickness

USBM Document NumberCover Thickness230'ASO;237'

Mine Type and Commodity MinedSHAFTCOALDrain LevelBELOW

Seam Code 001JACKSON NO.1, MASSILLON, NO.1, SHARONHazard PotentialLOW

Seam Code 002Seam Information UnavailableMappedNo

Date Opened1873Date Closed1884LocatedYes

Operator 001FOSTER COAL CO.Operator 001 Date Opened1874

Operator 001 Date Closed1884

Operator 002ANDREWS & HITCHCOCKOperator 002 Date Opened

Operator 002 Date Closed

Operator 003...Operator 003 Date Opened

Operator 003 Date Closed

Operator 004...Operator 004 Date Opened

Operator 004 Date Closed

Operator 005...Operator 005 Date Opened

Operator 005 Date Closed

Operator 006...Operator 006 Date Opened

Operator 006 Date Closed

Operator 007...Operator 007 Date Opened

Operator 007 Date Closed

Operator 008...Operator 008 Date Opened

Operator 008 Date Closed

RemarksProduction of 400 tons/day [22]. 1 mi W of the Kyle shaft [31]. In Youngstown Twp. [36]. 2 1/2 mi

 S of Youngstown on the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad [6]. Coal identified by elevation. Most

productive of all the mines on the south side of Youngstown; about 240,000 tons were mined;

mine located just east of Rollason home at 537 Hylda St.; connects with the Kyle mine (Mg-5),

which connects with the McKinnie mine (Mg-12); shaft filled with dirt [5]. Shaft site, located at 523

 Hylda Ave., collapsed leaving 115' vertical opening. The site was stabilized by filling in the shaft

with Massillon sandstone and capping the shaft with a 12-inch thick concrete pad reinforced with

one-inch steel bars [YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR, 6/16/77 and 8/15/77].

Last Update:Wednesday, February 17, 1999
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