Mine Index Number: 0298
| Company Name:
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Prairie State Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Prairie State Mine
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| Start Date:
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End Date:
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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1,288
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| Acres after map date:
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30
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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 shaft (8 x 16 ft)
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Putnam
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32N 1W
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8
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SE NW NE
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| Air shaft
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Putnam
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32N 1W
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8
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SW NE NE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The roof was “mudstone”. The coal dipped a considerable amount in local areas. The floor was clay and sandstone.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 6,806,538
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, 4103.P82 i5.1-1
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1-1924
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Not final
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| Microfilm, document 352071
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11-1935
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1:2400
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1:4800
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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 (Putnam County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Putnam County) - Mine type, shaft location, shaft size, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.P82 i5.1-1 - Mine outline, shaft locations, mining method.
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| Microfilm map, document 352071, reel 03138, frame 43 - Mine outline (eastern side), mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
