Mine Index Number: 0702
Company Name:
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Amax Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Delta Mine
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Start Date:
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1935
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End Date:
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1997
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Type of Mine:
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Surface
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Total acres shown:
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12,942 (2,892 in the Danville Coal, 7,668 in the Herrin Coal and 2,382 in the Springfield Coal).
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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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Tipple
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Williamson
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9S 4E
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33 Pits were located in all or parts of Sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 26, 33, 34, 35, 36 of T9S-R4E, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 31 of T9S-R5E, and 2, 3 of T10S-R4E.
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NW NW NE
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Geology
Herrin (1943-1997)
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28-120
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4.58-7.0
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Surface
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Springfield (1935-1943)
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75-101
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4.17-4.33
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Surface
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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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Total Production: 63,087,523 Some production is from Saline County.
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Company, Coal Section files
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2-6-1996
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Final
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USGS topographic map
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1961, PR 1990
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1:24000
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1:24000
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Secondary source
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USGS topographic map
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1965, PR 1990
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1:24000
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1:24000
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Secondary source
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Department of Mines & Minerals
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Undated
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, geologic problems.
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Company map, Coal Section files, digital file - Mine outline, mining method.
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USGS topographic map, Carrier Mills 7.5-minute Quadrangle, 1961, Photorevised 1990 - Mine outline.
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USGS topographic map, Crab Orchard 7.5-minute Quadrangle, 1965, Photorevised 1990 - Mine outline.
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Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a-02-13, aerial photograph base with surface mines identified - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Microfilm
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Map ID:
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353095 3141 297-298, 30x
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Company:
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Amax Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Delta
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Caption:
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Map Date:
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7/6/1956
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Map Status:
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Not Final
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Image Credit:
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Note:
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More Info:
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M0702.jpg
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Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m0702.zip
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These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Department of Mines & Minerals
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Map ID:
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7a-02-13
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Company:
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Mine Name:
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Caption:
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Map Date:
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Undated
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Map Status:
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Secondary
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Image Credit:
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Note:
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More Info:
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7a-02-13 geo
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Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/7a-02-13 geo.zip
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Photographs