Mine Index Number: 0995
| Company Name:
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Arclar Company
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| Mine Name:
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Eagle Valley Mine
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| Start Date:
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1984
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End Date:
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2002
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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4,322 3,128 in the Springfield Coal and 1,194 in the Davis Coal. Production indicates an additional 60 acres were mined in the Davis 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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| Main drift
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Gallatin
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10S 8E
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17
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2620' FNL 960' FWL
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| Air drift
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Gallatin
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10S 8E
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17
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SE SW NW
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| Air drift
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Gallatin
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10S 8E
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17
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SE SW NW
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| Air drift
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Gallatin
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10S 8E
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17
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SE SW NW
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| Air drift
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Gallatin
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10S 8E
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17
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SE SW NW
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| Blind slope to Davis Coal
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Gallatin
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10S 8E
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Unknown A blind slope was used to take the coal up to the Springfield Coal haulage routes, but this slope was not depicted on the source map.
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Geology
| Springfield
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250
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4.5-5.0
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RPP
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| Davis The Davis Coal was mined beginning in July 1996 from a blind slope that descended from the Springfield Coal.
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450
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3.58
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Geological Problems Reported
An igneous dike was present in this mine that trended due north. The dike was bordered by a small rind of coked coal. The dike was found to coincide with a linear feature on the surface, indicating that the dike seen in the mine may extend to the surface. The roof was good, with very few falls occurring. The floor was a hard claystone that did not cause problems, even when wet. There were some water problems in this mine which required pumping at each face after mining. Some pyrite bands were found throughout the Davis seam, but most commonly the bands were near the top of the Davis seam.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| A. and F. Coal Company The operators as listed in the Coal Reports may not accurately depict the mine ownership. A. & F Coal Company may have been owned by Tek Bar Industries. Coal Miners, Inc. was a contract mining operation, and the mine was owned by Sugar Camp Coal Company.
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Arclar
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1984-1986
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488,300
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| Coal Miners, Incorporated The operators as listed in the Coal Reports may not accurately depict the mine ownership. A. and F Coal Company may have been owned by Tek Bar Industries. Coal Miners, Inc. was a contract mining operation, and the mine was owned by Sugar Camp Coal Company.
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Eagle Valley
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1990-2001
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16,064,446
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| Total Production: 17,799,266
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company
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1-1-2002
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1:4800
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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, depth.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Gallatin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Gallatin County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, thickness, mining method, geologic problems.
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| Company map, Coal Section files (digital) - Drift locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
![[[:Eagle Valley|Eagle Valley]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/gallatin/thumbnails/m0995_6_345_springfield_2002_th.jpg)
![[[:Eagle Valley|Eagle Valley]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/gallatin/thumbnails/m0995_6_345_davis_2002_th.jpg)
