Mine Index Number: 0040
| Company Name:
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Union Fuel Company
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| Mine Name:
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Union Fuel No. 5 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1892
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End Date:
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April 1924
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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685
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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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| Main shaft [1]
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Sangamon
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17N 4W
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17
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NW SE NW
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| Air shaft
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Sangamon
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17N 4W
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17
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SW SE NW
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Geology
| Springfield
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267
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5.5
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6.0
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5.6
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RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
The bottom clay heaved badly, especially when wet. Some entries were abandoned because of floor squeezing.
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: 2,562,725
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, 4103.S33 i5.1-2
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4-14-1924
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Sangamon County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
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| Mine notes (Sangamon County) - Seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S33 i5.1-2 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Map library: 4103.S33 i5.1-2
Map Date: 4-14-1924
Coal Co.: Union Fuel Coal Co.
Mine Name: Union Fuel No. 5 Mine
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ 8 ft x 14 ft
- ↑ Idle 1916-1917
Additional Notes
