Mine Index Number: 0078
| Company Name:
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Perry Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Superior Mine
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| Start Date:
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1902
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End Date:
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1930
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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470; production from the Valley Mine (mine index 3615) was hoisted via Superior Mine's shaft.
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| Acres after map date:
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45
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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 Ventilation was provided by underground connection with Crown No. 2 Mine (mine index 3543).
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St. Clair
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1N 9W
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1
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NW SE SW
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Geology
| Herrin
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153-160
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5.0
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8.0
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6.6-7.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof consisted of black shale, which contained concretions in the lowest 6 inches. Irregular clay veins and minor faults were present in this mine, causing poor roof conditions over small areas. Some faults had 2-foot offsets; a 4-foot offset was noted in one instance. In the western workings, old channels eroded the limestone roof, leaving glacial till directly above the coal. Those areas were unminable. A squeeze was noted in SE SW SE 36-T2N-R9W. Areas of thin rock above the coal were noted in the northern parts of the mine.
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: 3,035,215
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| State archive, PB_96
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9-15-1923
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Not final
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| State archive, IL_221
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2-2-1930
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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 (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Thickness, depth, seam, mine type, geologic problems.
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| State archive, PB_96 - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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| State archive, IL_221 - Mine outline (easternmost portion).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Company Map: PB_96
Map Date: 9-15-1923
Coal Co.: Perry Coal Company
Mine Name: Superior Mine
Image Credit: Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Mines and Minerals
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Company Map: IL_221
Map Date: 2-2-1930
Coal Co.: Superior Mining Company
Mine Name: Valley Mine
Image Credit: Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Mines and Minerals
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Photographs
