Mine Index Number: 6616
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Unknown
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| Mine Name:
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Piper Mine
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| Start Date:
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Before 1859
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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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| Mine
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Fulton
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7N 4E
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15
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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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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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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Piper Mine
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Bibliography
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| Worthen, A. H., H. M. Bannister, F. H. Bradley and H. A. Green, 1870, Geology and Paleontology, Volume IV, Geological Survey of Illinois, State Journal Steam Press, Springfield, Illinois, 508p. - Year of operation, general mine location, mine name.
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