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| The roof was generally up to 4 feet of black Anna Shale topped by clod and limestone. Joints were common in the Anna Shale, and the shale broke along the joint surfaces and fell. In some places, the roof was nodular limestone that slabbed off in thicknesses of a foot or more along shaley partings and did not make a competent roof. Generally, the limestone was more solid in the eastern portion of the mine than in the western part. In some areas, the roof was gray shale, which sometimes contained coal balls in the upper part of the seam. Pyrite was present in the coal along fracture faces, in thin bands, and mixed in the durain bands. Squeezing took place before 1974. In some areas, 2 feet of upheaval was noted, but a mine examiner reported that in some areas, the squeezing was all the way to the roof. This caused the pillars to crack. | | The roof was generally up to 4 feet of black Anna Shale topped by clod and limestone. Joints were common in the Anna Shale, and the shale broke along the joint surfaces and fell. In some places, the roof was nodular limestone that slabbed off in thicknesses of a foot or more along shaley partings and did not make a competent roof. Generally, the limestone was more solid in the eastern portion of the mine than in the western part. In some areas, the roof was gray shale, which sometimes contained concretions in the upper part of the seam. Pyrite was present in the coal along fracture faces, in thin bands, and mixed in the durain bands. Squeezing took place before 1974. In some areas, 2 feet of upheaval was noted, but a mine examiner reported that in some areas, the squeezing was all the way to the roof. This caused the pillars to crack. |
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Revision as of 15:27, November 16, 2021
Mine Index Number: 0701
| Company Name:
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Old Ben Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Spartan Mine
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| Start Date:
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1952
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End Date:
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1997
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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7,197
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Hoist slope
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Randolph
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4S 5W
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21
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NE SE SE
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| Materials slope
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Randolph
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4S 5W
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21
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SE SE SE
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Geology
| Herrin
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200-203
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6.0-6.75
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RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof was generally up to 4 feet of black Anna Shale topped by clod and limestone. Joints were common in the Anna Shale, and the shale broke along the joint surfaces and fell. In some places, the roof was nodular limestone that slabbed off in thicknesses of a foot or more along shaley partings and did not make a competent roof. Generally, the limestone was more solid in the eastern portion of the mine than in the western part. In some areas, the roof was gray shale, which sometimes contained concretions in the upper part of the seam. Pyrite was present in the coal along fracture faces, in thin bands, and mixed in the durain bands. Squeezing took place before 1974. In some areas, 2 feet of upheaval was noted, but a mine examiner reported that in some areas, the squeezing was all the way to the roof. This caused the pillars to crack.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, Coal Section files
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4-24-1998
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Randolph County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Randolph County) - Mine type, slope location, geologic problems.
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| Company map, Coal Section files - Slope locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
![[[:Spartan|Spartan]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/randolph/thumbnails/m0701_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Company
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| Map ID:
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| Company:
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Old Ben Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Spartan
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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04-24-1998
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| Map Status:
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0701
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/randolph/m0701.zip
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Photographs
Additional Notes
