Mine Index Number: 6537
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Yankee Branch Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Yankee Branch Mine
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| Start Date:
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1922
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End Date:
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1926
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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26
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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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| Pit
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Vermilion
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17N 11W
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11
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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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40-55
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4.0-5.0
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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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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| USGS topographic map
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1965
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1:24000
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1:24000
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Secondary source
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Coal Section files, 10-6-25
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5-11-1920
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1:3960
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1:3960
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Not final
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-81
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1946
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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 (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Humrick Quadrangle, 1965 - Mine outline.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, Coal Section files, 10-6-25 - General pit location.
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| Bibliography
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| ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-81, U. S. Forest Service Strip Mine Reconnaissance Map - General pit location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: 10-6-25
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Coal Section Files
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| Map ID:
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10-6-25
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| Company:
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Yankee Branch Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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05-11-1920
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M6537
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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/vermilion/m6537.zip
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Mine Map: 4103.V4. i5.1-81
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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ISGS Library
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| Map ID:
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4103.V4. i5.1-81
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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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1946
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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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US Forest Service Strip Mine Recon Map, clipped to Humrick Quadrangle
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| More Info:
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Hum smr
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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/vermilion3648/hum smr.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The 1895 Atlas of Vermilion County showed a mine within the area subsequently surface-mined by Yankee Branch Mine. One of the unlocated mines at the back of this report may have been removed by this surface mine operation.
