Mine Index Number: 2679
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Starved Rock Coal and Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Starved Rock Mine
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| Start Date:
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1934
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End Date:
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1937
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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31
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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Production indicates approximately 8 acres were mined.
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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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| Pit
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La Salle
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33N 2E
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21
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SW NW SW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Colchester
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10-20
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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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 38,526
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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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| Coal Section files, 6-85e
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Undated
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1:62500
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1:62500
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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 (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine location, depth.
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Section files, Colchester Coal Overburden map, 6-85e - Mine outline, mining method.
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