Mine Index Number: 1028
Company Name:
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Big Ridge, Inc.
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Mine Name:
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Willow Lake Mine
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Start Date:
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2002
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End Date:
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November 17, 2012
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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9,226
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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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Saline
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9S 7E
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1
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NE SW SW
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Air shaft
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Saline
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9S 7E
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1
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SW NE SW
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Air shaft
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Saline
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9S 7E
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1
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SW NE SW
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Air shaft
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Saline
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8S 8E
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20
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NW SE NW
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Geology
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: 33,423,971
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Company, Coal Section files
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2-29-2012
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Not final
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Company, digital outline
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2013
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1:24000
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1:24000
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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 (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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Company map, Coal Section digital files (2012 active mines) - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Company map, digital outline supplied to Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals - 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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Company
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Map ID:
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6-375k
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Company:
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Big Ridge, Inc.
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Mine Name:
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Willow Lake
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Caption:
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Mine ceased production on November 17th, 2012
Shafts and slope seals completed in June and July 2013
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Map Date:
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2013
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Map Status:
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Final
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Image Credit:
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Note:
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More Info:
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M1028 6 375k 2013.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/saline/m1028 6 375k 2013.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ This production includes tonnages from the Willow Lake surface mine (mine index 1033).