Mine Index Number: 0042
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Macon County Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Macon County No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1903
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End Date:
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1947
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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660 (609 longwall and 51 MRP)
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| Acres after map date:
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5
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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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| Main shaft
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Macon
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16N 2E
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14
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NW SW SW
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Macon
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16N 2E
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15
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NE SE SE
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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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560 (544-624)
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4.0
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5.0
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4.5
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LW[1]
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof was 1-2 feet of black shale, which contained numerous concretions that ranged from 2 to 1,050 pounds. A thin limestone (2-16 inches) was above the black shale, and this had to be shot down when the floor heaved to keep sufficient clearance for the haulage motors and cars. A gray shale was present above the limestone, and this made a poor roof, continually falling in small amounts. Pyrite was present in lenses and fracture facings throughout the coal both vertically and laterally. Clay horsebacks were abundant and clay slips were common. The floor was 8 to 9 feet of underclay that was soft and heaved badly. This clay contained too much calcium carbonate to be used for brick manufacturing.
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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| Total Production: 4,588,459
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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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| Company, 4103.M33 i5.1-1, sheet 1
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8-23-1946
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Not final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Macon County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Macon County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.M33 i5.1-1, sheet 1- Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: IL_2370_01
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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IL_2370_01
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| Company:
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Macon County Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Macon County No. 1
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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7-31-1945
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0042 IL 2370 01
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macon/m0042 IL 2370 01.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The mine was opened in MRP method and went to longwall operation in 1906.
- ↑ Production after map date
