Union Colliery Company

Union Colliery Company

Industry	mining
Founded	St. Louis
Successor	East St. Louis Light and Power
Products	coal

The Union Colliery Company was a bituminous coal mining company based in St. Louis Missouri. The company had branch offices in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha, Wisconsin, as well as Detroit, Michigan.[1]

The company was acquired in 1937 by East St. Louis Light and Power.[2] This company eventually became Union Electric Company.[3][4] It remained a subsidiary until ceasing operations in June, 1958.[5]

Mines

The company operated the following mines:

• Kathleen, Dowell, IL[6]

Labor relations

See also

• Coal companies of the United States
• Coal mining in the United States

References

1. Wayne Hinton. "Illinois Coal & Coal Mining History & Genealogy".
2. "UTILITY DEAL APPROVED; East St. Louis Light and Power to Acquire Union Colliery Shares". The New York Times. May 29, 1937.
3. "Union Electric Company | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
4. Moody's Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities, Volume 3. Moody Publishing Company. 1921. p. 2364.
5. "Securities and Exchange Commission News Digest" (PDF). April 6, 1958.
6. Wayne Hinton. "Illinois Coal & Coal Mining History & Genealogy".