Mine Index Number: 3123
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Big 5 Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Big 5 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1934
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End Date:
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October 1960
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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60
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Perry
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5S 4W
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25
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SE SE SE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Perry
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5S 4W
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25
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SE SE SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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115
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5.5-6.25
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof was generally black shale, with lenticular bodies of 3 to 4 feet of white top. Sometimes the white top was included in a roll that caused slips in the black shale and white top. The coal had a fairly strong southward dip.
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: 354,061
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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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| Microfilm, document 352093
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9-13-1960
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1:1200
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1:2069
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Final
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-74
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12-22-1999
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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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 (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 352093, reel 03138, frame 77 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-74, map of Conant Mine (mine index 1016) - Mine outline (northern part).
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