Mine Index Number: 1010
| Company Name:
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Amco-Illinois Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Embarras No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1987
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End Date:
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1989
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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6
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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 slope
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Coles
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14N 14W
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8
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NE SE SE
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| Air shaft
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Coles
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14N 14W
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9
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SW NW SW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The mine was wet, and required pumping to keep water out of the workings. Generally, the water came from the slope entry to the mine, and 1 foot of bottom coal was left to keep machinery from getting bogged down in the underclay. The roof was parallel-laminated mudstone (Energy Shale) with siderite lenses up to a few inches in diameter. The concretions were usually 2 and 4 feet above the coal. Roof falls were common, with numerous areas noted on a sketch in the mine notes, as well as areas with cribbing, metal strapping, trusses and rails for additional support after falls. Generally, 1.5 feet of roof was mined with the coal for head clearance on travelways.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Coal Section files, 6-474 A
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4-1-1990
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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| Coal Section files, 6-474 B
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4-1-1990
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Final
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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 (Coles County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Coles County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems, mining method.
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| Coal Section files, 6-474 - Mine outline, slope and shaft locations.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
