Mine Index Number: 3855
| Company Name:
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M. and P. Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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M. and P. Mine
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| Start Date:
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1932
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End Date:
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1939
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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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1
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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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| Slope
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Vermilion
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19N 12W
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21
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NE SE NW
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| Air shaft
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Vermilion
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19N 12W
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21
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NE SE NW
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Geology
| Danville
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50-85
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5.67-7.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The source map indicates that the mine was flooded in August of 1939 and abandoned in November 1939.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| L. P. and S. Coal Company
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L. P. and S.
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1932-1934
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1,300 Production was not reported 1930-1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year; the opening year is from the first survey date on the source map (10-21-1932) but this may not be the earliest year of operation. The production listed here is from 1934 only.
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, 4103.V4 i5.1-4
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7-29-1939
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1:600
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1:600
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Not Only minimal production could have occurred after the map date, due to the August flooding of the mine. The most recent map extensions are from notes and may not be complete or precise.
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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 location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1- 4 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Map library: 4103.V4 i5.1-4
Map Date: 7-29-1939
Coal Co.: M. and P. Coal Company
Mine Name: M. and P. Mine
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