Mine Index Number: 2098
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Henry Herriford
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| Mine Name:
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Herriford Mine
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| Start Date:
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1929
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End Date:
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1937
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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[1]
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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62
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main drift
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Fulton
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4N 2E
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8
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SW SW SW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Springfield
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3.5
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RP
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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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 9,125
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Federal Land Bank Report
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4-1934
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1:124800
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1:124800
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine Inspector's reports, courtesy of Joe Pelc, IDNR - Mine type, thickness, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Federal Land Bank Report (Fulton County) - Mine location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map:
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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ISGS Coal Section files
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| Map ID:
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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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Undated ISGS coal section work map drawn on 1921 15-minute Vermont Quadrangle.
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| More Info:
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Vermont15 ipava 4
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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/fulton/vermont15 ipava 4.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The general area of mining is larger than indicated by reported production. Production indicates approximately 3 acres were mined.
- ↑ Idle 1930
- ↑ Production was not reported for mines producing less than 1,000 tons in 1932 and 1933.
