Mine Index Number: 4545
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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T. Bielby
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| Mine Name:
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Bielby Slope
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| Start Date:
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Circa 1875
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End Date:
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Unknown
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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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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| Slope
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Macoupin
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10N 9W
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29
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NE NE NW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin[1]
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12
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6 [2]
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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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| Federal Land Bank Report
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4-1934
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1:126720
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1:126720
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Secondary source
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Atlas of Macoupin County
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1875
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1:31680
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1:31680
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Macoupin County) - Mine location.
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| Bibliography
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| Federal Land Bank Report (Macoupin County) - Mine location, general area of mining.
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| Bibliography
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| Atlas of Macoupin County and the State of Illinois, 1875, Chicago: Warner & Beers, 93 p. - Mine location, ownership.
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| Bibliography
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| History of Macoupin County, 1879, Philadelphia: Brink, McDonough & Co., 228 p. - Mine name, ownership, depth, thickness.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: Macoupin County
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Federal Land Bank Report
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| Map ID:
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Macoupin County
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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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4-1934
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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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Clipped version of the Federal Land Bank Report.
Full Federal Land Bank (Quade) Download
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| More Info:
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Hettick quade
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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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Mine Map: 1875 Atlas of Macoupin County
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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1875 Atlas of Macoupin County
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| Map ID:
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1875 Atlas of Macoupin County
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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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1875
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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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Western Mound Township (sections 29-30).
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| More Info:
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Atlas 1875 western mound 29-30
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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/macoupin/atlas 1875 western mound 29-30.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ This seam has been assumed from nearby mines. A different seam may have been mined.
- ↑ 2 feet of coal was said to have been left for top.
- ↑ This mine may be connected to or the same mine as index 2922, which is about 900' to the east. That mine was said to have opened in 1878 by Thomas Beibly, which is likely a different spelling of the last name for the same person. Mine index 2922 was said to have been a drift from 1878-1887, which could indicate that the drift production may be tied to the 4545 location and that the drift portion of the mine in fact opened earlier than 1878.
