Union Colliery Company

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Union Colliery Company
Industrymining
FoundedSt. Louis
SuccessorEast St. Louis Light and Power
Productscoal

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[edit]

The company operated the following mines:

Labor relations[edit]

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References[edit]

  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".