Mine Index Number: 0066
Company Name:
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Superior Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Superior No. 3 Mine
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Start Date:
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1905
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End Date:
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October 1953
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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19,186
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Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The boundaries between this mine, Superior No. 1 (mine index 0413), No. 2 (mine index 0503), and No. 4 (mine index 0188) could not be distinguished. The acreage reported is the total for all four mines.
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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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Macoupin
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8N 7W
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36
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50 FNL, 440 FWL
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Air shaft
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Macoupin
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8N 7W
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36
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NE NW NW
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Geology
Herrin
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340-350
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6.0
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9.33
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7.0-7.5
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RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
Concretions (some 5 feet long, 3 feet wide and 1.5 feet thick) surrounded by slips were present and fell without warning. Limestone protrusions extended down into the coal seam. Roof conditions in this mine were otherwise considered very good. The floor clay heaved, but was thin (1.5 to 2 feet).
Production
Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
State archive, IL_1124
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10-29-1953
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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State archive, IL_1102
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8-7-1953
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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State archive, IL_1126_03
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5-9-1951
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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State archive, IL_1130
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5-25-1954
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1:4800
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1:4800
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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 (Macoupin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (Macoupin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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State archive, IL_1124 - Shaft locations, mine outline (west, north), mining method.
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State archive, IL_1102 map of Superior No. 2 (mine index 0503) - Mine outline (southeast, south central).
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State archive, IL_1126_03, map of Superior No. 1 (mine index 0413) - Mine outline (east, northeast, north central).
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State archive, IL_1130, map of Superior No. 4 (mine index 0188) - Mine outline (west, southwest).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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_1102
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Company:
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Superior Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Superior No. 2
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Caption:
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Map Date:
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08-07-1953
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Map Status:
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Final
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Image Credit:
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Note:
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More Info:
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M0503 IL 1102
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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/macoupin/m0503 IL 1102.zip
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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_1126_03
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Company:
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Superior Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Superior No. 1
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Caption:
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Map Date:
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05-09-1951
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Map Status:
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Final
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Image Credit:
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Note:
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More Info:
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M0413 IL 1126
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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/macoupin/m0413 IL 1126.zip
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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_1130
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Company:
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Superior Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Superior No. 4
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Caption:
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Map Date:
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05-25-1954
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Map Status:
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Final
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Image Credit:
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Note:
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More Info:
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M0188 IL 1130
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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/macoupin/m0188 IL 1130.zip
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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_1124
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Company:
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Superior Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Superior No. 3
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Caption:
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Map Date:
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10-29-1953
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Map Status:
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Final
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Image Credit:
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Note:
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More Info:
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M0066 IL 1124
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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/macoupin/m0066 IL 1124.zip
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Photographs
Notes