Mine Index Number: 0029
Company Name:
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Alden Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Alden No. 6 Mine
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Start Date:
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1909
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End Date:
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March 1924
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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344
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Acres after map date:
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7
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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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Main shaft
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Fulton
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8N 4E
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27
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SW NE SW
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Air shaft
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Fulton
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8N 4E
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27
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NW SW SW
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Geology
Springfield
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140-190
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4.0-5.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The source map showed various areas labeled “dirty coal”.
Production
Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Total Production: 1,465,257
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Microfilm, document 351689
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6-13-1923
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1:2400
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1:4636
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Not final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (Fulton County) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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Microfilm map, document 351689, reel 03137, frames 54 and 55 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production after map date