Mine Index Number: 6973
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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John Wilson
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| Mine Name:
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Wilson Mine
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| Start Date:
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1897
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End Date:
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1917
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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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20
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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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
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McDonough
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5N 3W
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5
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SW SW SW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
|
| Colchester
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35-80
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|
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2.0-2.5
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
A clay slip caused a roof fall that resulted in a fatality in 1906.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
|
Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| John Wilson
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Wilson
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1897-1917
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41,800
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| Total Production: 41,800
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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 Bulletin 30
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1917
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1:48000
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1:48000
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (McDonough County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| ISGS Bulletin 30, Colchester-Macomb Quadrangles - Shaft location.
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