Mine Index Number: 3345
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Springfield Coal and Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Springfield No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1881
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End Date:
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1911
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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none [1]
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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 [2]
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Sangamon
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16N 4W
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9
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NW SE SE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air / escape shaft [3]
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Sangamon
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16N 4W
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10
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SE NW 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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199-230
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5.5-6.0
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RPP
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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: 2,803,495
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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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| State Archive, PB_969
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4-20-1932
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Unknown
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1:24000
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Final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, thickness, depth.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Sangamon County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| State Archive, PB_969, courtesy of Robert Gibson, IDNR - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: IL_62
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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IL_62
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| Company:
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Peabody Coal Co.
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| Mine Name:
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Peabody No. 52
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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03-20-1932
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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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Secondary source map for Mine Index 0310,Mine Index 3345 and Mine Index 3357
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| More Info:
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M0036 IL62
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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/sangamon/m0036 IL62.tif.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ production indicates approximately 540 acres were mined. The workings of Springfield No. 1 are included within the outline for Peabody No. 52 Mine (mine index 36).
- ↑ The main shaft was later used as an escape shaft for Peabody No. 52 Mine (mine index 36). The shaft is shown on the accompanying map with an air shaft symbol.
- ↑ The escape shaft for Riverton No. 1 Mine was later used as an air shaft for Riverton No. 2 Mine (mine index 36).
- ↑ Production and years of operation before July 1881 are unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 130 acres were mined. Idle 1898 & 1899
- ↑ Idle 1910
Additional Notes
