The Union Colliery Company was a
bituminous coal mining company based in
St. Louis
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
Missouri. The company had branch offices in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha,
Wisconsin, as well as Detroit, Michigan.
The company was acquired in 1937 by East St. Louis Light and Power. This company eventually became
Union Electric Company
The Union Electric Company of Missouri (formerly ) was an electric power utility that was organized in 1902 and grew to be one of the large U.S. companies listed among the S&P 500. In 1997, its holding company merged with a smaller neighboring util ...
. It remained a subsidiary until ceasing operations in June, 1958.
Mines
The company operated the following mines:
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Kathleen,
Dowell, IL
Labor relations
See also
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References
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Coal companies of the United States
Defunct mining companies of the United States
Defunct companies based in Missouri
Defunct coal mining companies
Defunct energy companies of the United States
1937 mergers and acquisitions