Mine Index Number: 4235
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Baker and Steele Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Baker and Steel Mine
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| Start Date:
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1932
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End Date:
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1933
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
|
|
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Not Shown On Map. Not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining by Tab Mine (mine index 891).
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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 slope
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Jackson
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9S 1W
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36
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SE SE NE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
|
| Murphysboro
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|
|
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6.5
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Underground
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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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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| ISGS field notes (M. W. Fuller)
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1933
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(text only)
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1:24000 [2]
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, slope location, thickness.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production was not listed in the Coal Reports from 1930 to 1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.
- ↑ The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.
