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Mined Out Area:	323 (Herrin Coal), 158 (Colchester Coal)
Acres after map date:	Production Indicated:
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Counties:		1:	3:
Counties:		2:	4:
Quadrangles:		1:	4:
		2:	5:
		3:	6:
Cities:		1:	3:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)[edit | edit source]

Shaft Type	County	Township/Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township/Range	Section	Part Section

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Geology[edit | edit source]

Seam	Depth	Thick - Min	Thick - Max	Thick - Ave	Mining-method (Separated by commas)	Mining Method - Note

Seam	Depth	Thick - Min	Thick - Max	Thick - Ave	Mining-method (Separated by commas)	Mining Method - Note

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Geological Problems Reported:[edit | edit source]

The Colchester Coal dips to the southwest about 5 feet in 200 feet. The Herrin Coal was all worked out in 1908. The Colchester Coal was worked with the old longwall method, with a full circle of active face. The underclay was mined from under the coal. It was easily softened by wetting and the mined clay was piled along the side of the old workings. The coal was usually wedged down after the clay was removed without the use of powder for blasting. This clay had been used for making bricks. The Colchester Coal contained abundant pyrite lenses up to 1.5 inches thick. The floor heaved a good deal, and was said to be worse if more than 1 foot of clay was removed.

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Company	Company Note	Mine-Name	Mine Name Note	Date	Production	Sum

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Company	Company Note	Mine-Name	Mine Name Note	Date	Production	Sum

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Company	Company Note	Mine-Name	Mine Name Note	Date	Production	Sum

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Company	Company Note	Mine-Name	Mine Name Note	Date	Production	Sum

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Sources of Data[edit | edit source]

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

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Annotated Bibliography[edit | edit source]

Bibliography:	Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seams, depth, thickness, mining method.

Bibliography:	Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography:	Mine notes (La Salle County) - Shaft location, geologic problems.

Bibliography:	Microfilm map, document 352414, reel 03139, frame 85 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method (Colchester Coal).

Bibliography:	ISGS map library, 4103.L32 i5.1-23, compilation map of Streator Coal Field - Mine outline (Herrin Coal).

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