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|Date=1918-1928 {{#info: Idle 1924-1928|note}} | |Date=1918-1928 {{#info: Idle 1924-1928|note}} | ||
|Production=553,925 | |Production=553,925 | ||
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|Date=1929-1932 {{#info: Idle 1930-1932|note}} | |Date=1929-1932 {{#info: Idle 1930-1932|note}} | ||
|Production=2,200 | |Production=2,200 | ||
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|Production=345,717 | |Production=345,717 | ||
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|Production=48,667 | |Production=48,667 | ||
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|Production=39,990 | |Production=39,990 | ||
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|Date=1943-1950 {{#info: Idle 1949 and 1950|note}} | |Date=1943-1950 {{#info: Idle 1949 and 1950|note}} | ||
|Production=726,052 | |Production=726,052 | ||
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|Production=109,181 | |Production=109,181 | ||
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|Production=1,825,732 | |Production=1,825,732 | ||
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===Production Notes=== | ===Production Notes=== |
Latest revision as of 15:59, January 25, 2023
Mine Index Number: 0168
Company Name: | Blaine Coal Company | ||
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Mine Name: | Blue Hill Mine | ||
Start Date: | 1918 | End Date: | February 1952 |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | 306 | ||
Acres after map date: | General Area of mining acres shown: | ||
Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Main shaft | Williamson | 9S 3E | 2 | NW SE NE |
Air shaft | Williamson | 9S 3E | 2 | SW NE NE |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Herrin | 160 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 5.17-5.5 | RPP |
Geological Problems Reported
The roof was gray sandy shale ranging to a bluish gray shale. The blue shale was a better roof, but eventually it too would come down after exposure. Rolls and slips were present in the coal. The coal contained pyrite lenses and calcite in fracture fillings.
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Orchard Coal Company | Orchard No. 1 | 1918-1928 Idle 1924-1928 | 553,925 |
Ohio Valley Coal Company | Orchard | 1929-1932 Idle 1930-1932 | 2,200 |
Blue Hill Coal Company | Blue Hill | 1933-1937 | 345,717 |
Marvel Coal Company | Orchard | 1937-1939 | 48,667 |
M. and S. Coal Company | Orchard | 1939-1942 | 39,990 |
Blue Hill Coal Company | Orchard No. 92 | 1943-1950 Idle 1949 and 1950 | 726,052 |
Blaine Coal Company | Blue Hill | 1951-1952 | 109,181 |
Total Production: 1,825,732 |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
Microfilm, document 353236 | 2-8-1952 | 1:2400 | 1:4637 | Final |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation |
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation. |
Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems. |
Microfilm map, document 353236, reel 03142, frames 171-174 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs