Mine Index Number: 3685
| Company Name:
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Schafer Brothers Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Schafer No. 7 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1938
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End Date:
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1945
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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2
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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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| Main slope
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Vermilion
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19N 11W
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17
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NW SE SE The slope & shaft shown for this mine are the same as for Schafer No. 6 Mine (mine index 3686). Mining took place in the Danville Coal after mining ceased in the lower seam.
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| Air shaft
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Vermilion
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19N 11W
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17
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NW SE SE The slope & shaft shown for this mine are the same as for Schafer No. 6 Mine (mine index 3686). Mining took place in the Danville Coal after mining ceased in the lower seam.
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
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, 4103.v4 i5.1-63
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6-19-1941
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Not final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, slope & shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.v4 i5.1-63 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Company map: 4103.v4 i5.1-63
Map Date: 6-19-1941
Coal Co.: Schafer Brothers Coal Company
Mine Name: Schafer No. 7 Mine
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