Virden South Quadrangle
Mining in the Virden South Quadrangle
Mining began in the Virden South Quadrangle in 1867, when the Carpenter Mine (mine index 0186) opened. The Herrin Coal was over 300 feet deep in this area, but generally averaged over 6 feet thick. The uniform seam drew others, and mining took place here until 1959, when the Virden Mine (mine index 0067) closed. After a gap when no mining took place, the Crown II Mine (mine index 0933) opened in 1974.
The Herrin Coal had a thick shale roof that was prone to fall and roof support planning was required. Slips and rolls were common. Sandstone channels or faults were present and fractures in the shale over the coal introduced moisture into some mines. The geologic problems in this area were common for the Herrin Coal in the Illinois Basin, without any large structural features (such as the Cottage Grove Fault System of southern Illinois) to add special problems.
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Coal Mines In Illinois Virden South Quadrangle
Mines that Appear on the Virden South Quadrangle
| Combined | County | |
|---|---|---|
| 0067 | Chicago-Virden Coal Company, Chicago-Virden No. 1 Mine Illinois Collieries Company, Illinois Collieries No. 1 Mine Glenridge Coal Company, Glenridge No. 1 Mine Montour Coal Company, Montour No. 402 Mine Pittsburg Coal Company, Pitsburg No. 402 Mine Illinois Coal and Coke Corporation, Illinois Coal and Coke No. 3 Mine Illinois Coal Corporation, Empire No. 3 Mine Virden Coal Company, Virden Mine Lincoln Liquidating Company, Lincoln Liquidating Mine Virden Mining Company, Virden Mine | Macoupin |
| 0185 | Royal Colliery Company, Royal No. 1 Mine Royal Colliery Company, Royal No. 2 Mine Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company, Royal Mine | Macoupin |
| 0186 | Carpenter, Carpenter Mine Young, Armstrong and Lowe, Young, Armstrong and Lowe Mine Girard Coal Company, Girard Mine Illinois Collieries Company, Illinois Collieries No. 5 Mine Girard Colliery Company, Girard Collieries No. 5 Mine Montour Coal Company, Montour No. 403 Mine Pittsburg Coal Company, Pittsburg No. 403 Mine Illinois Coal and Coke Corporation, Illinois Coal and Coke No. 4 Mine Girard Coal and Tile Company, Girard Mine | Macoupin |
| 0933 | Freeman United Coal Mining Company, Crown II Mine | Montgomery Macoupin Sangamon |
| 0996 | Freeman United Coal Mining Company, Crown III Mine Springfield Coal Company, LLC, Crown III Mine Tri County Coal, LLC, Crown III Mine | Macoupin Montgomery |
| 2931 | Green Ridge Coal Company, Green Ridge Mine O’Gara King Coal Company, Green Ridge Mine Vivian Collieries Company, Green Ridge Mine Middle States Coal Company, Middle States No. 27 Mine Ridge Coal Mining Company, Green Ridge Mine Union Fuel Company, Ridge Mine | Macoupin |
| 2932 | Henry Cooper and Sons, Cooper Mine Dennis Noonan, Noonan Mine H. Cooper and Son, Cooper Mine Carbon Coal Company, Carbon Mine Nilwood Carbon Coal Company, Nilwood Carbon Mine Weaver Coal and Coke Company, Weaver Mine Manufacturer’s Fuel Company, Manufacturer’s Fuel Mine Prairie State Coal and Coke Company, Prairie State No. 1 Mine Nilwood Coal Company, Nilwood Mine Illinois Central Fuel Company, Illinois Central Fuel No. 1 Mine Nilwood Coal Company, Nilwood No. 1 Mine Union Fuel Company, Union Fuel No. 1 Mine | Macoupin |
Unlocated Mines
Macoupin County
| Combined | City | |
|---|---|---|
| 91170000 | unknown, Peter's Mine | |
| 91170004 | McGuffee, McGuffee Mine | Bunker Hill (City) |
| 91170007 | William Carlin, Carlin Mine | Scottville (City) |
| 91170008 | T. J. Hart, Hart Mine | Scottville (City) |
| 91170010 | Farrell and Flint, Farrell and Flint No. 2 Mine Carlinville Coal Company, Carlinville Mine Farrell and Loomis, Farrell and Loomis No. 2 Mine | Carlinville (City) |
| 91170017 | William Carling, Carling Mine | Scottville (City) |
| 91170018 | John Hurt, Hurt Mine | Scottville (City) |
| 91170019 | H. S. Duggen, Duggen Mine | Scottville (City) |
| 91170020 | Charles Lyle, Lyle Mine | Brighton (City) |
| 91170021 | Cairns and Bott, Cairns and Bott Mine | Brighton (City) |
| 91170022 | Roy Curtis, Curtis Mine | Chesterfield (City) |
| 91170023 | Wilson Coal Company, Wilson Mine | Chesterfield (City) |
| 91170024 | John Compton, Compton Mine | Chesterfield (City) |
| 91170025 | Witt Coal Company, Witt Mine | Greenfield (City) |
| 91170026 | John Carlson, Carlson Mine | Chesterfield (City) |
| 91170027 | Rennie Brothers, Rennie Mine | Chesterfield (City) |
| 91170028 | H. A. Malden, Malden Mine | Chesterfield (City) |
| 91170031 | Roncke and Conlin, Roncke and Conlin Mine | Carlinville (City) |
| 91170032 | Hoosier Coal Company, Hoosier Mine | Chesterfield (City) |
| 91172911 | Davis and Company, Davis Mine | Chesterfield (City) |
Pages in category "Virden South Quadrangle"
The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
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- FileList:M0185 IL 1131 03
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- FileList:M0933 final
- FileList:M0996
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- FileList:M2931 IL 1125 03
- FileList:M2931 PB 1093 01
- FileList:M2932 PB 1029 01
- FileList:M2932 PB 1096 01
- FileList:M2932 quade
- FileList:M2934 IL 1121 01
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Media in category "Virden South Quadrangle"
The following 27 files are in this category, out of 27 total.
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M0067 fieldnotes.pdf 754 × 1,200, 2 pages; 370 KB
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M0067 minenotes.pdf 731 × 1,202, 29 pages; 7.17 MB
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M0185 coalreport1904.pdf 1,641 × 1,227; 483 KB
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M0185 minenotes.pdf 731 × 1,202, 17 pages; 4.52 MB
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M0186 coalreport1884.pdf 1,520 × 1,320, 2 pages; 712 KB
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M0186 fieldnotes.pdf 750 × 1,195; 203 KB
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M0186 minenotes.pdf 731 × 1,202, 20 pages; 5.4 MB
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M0933 minenotes Part01.pdf 764 × 1,208, 65 pages; 29.79 MB
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M0933 minenotes Part02.pdf 700 × 1,181, 126 pages; 29.75 MB
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M0933 minenotes Part03.pdf 695 × 1,066, 121 pages; 29.83 MB
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M0933 minenotes Part04.pdf 977 × 1,514, 103 pages; 29.65 MB
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M0933 minenotes Part05.pdf 1,235 × 2,041, 80 pages; 29.82 MB
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M0933 minenotes Part06.pdf 1,243 × 2,389, 90 pages; 29.89 MB
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M0933 minenotes Part07.pdf 743 × 1,179, 93 pages; 29.93 MB
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M0933 minenotes Part08.pdf 718 × 797, 93 pages; 29.35 MB
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M0933 minenotes Part09.pdf 752 × 883, 93 pages; 29.67 MB
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M0933 minenotes Part10.pdf 737 × 1,168, 105 pages; 29.97 MB
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M0933 minenotes Part11.pdf 1,112 × 1,508, 6 pages; 2.4 MB
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M0996 minenotes.pdf 737 × 1,202, 131 pages; 37.77 MB
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M2931 coalreport1895.pdf 750 × 1,185; 130 KB
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M2931 minenotes.pdf 731 × 1,202, 9 pages; 1.94 MB
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M2932 coalreport1884.pdf 1,520 × 1,320; 354 KB
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M2932 coalreport1885.pdf 1,652 × 1,293; 821 KB
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M2932 minenotes.pdf 731 × 1,202, 6 pages; 1.44 MB
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M2934 coalreport1884.pdf 1,591 × 1,243; 370 KB
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M2934 coalreport1885.pdf 1,275 × 1,650; 313 KB
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M2934 minenotes.pdf 731 × 1,202, 8 pages; 2.01 MB