Mine Index Number: 0114
| Company Name:
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Canton Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Canton Mine
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| Start Date:
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1917
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End Date:
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October 1934
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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762
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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 (9 x 16 ft)
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Fulton
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8N 4E
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34
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SE NW SW
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| Air / escape shaft
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Fulton
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8N 4E
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34
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NE SW SW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The cap rock was 6 to 12 inches of limestone above 24 to 30 inches of black shale. Between the coal and black shale was 4 inches of draw slate. Horsebacks were abundant and bothersome. Because the clay in the horsebacks was difficult to separate from the adjacent coal, much coal was left as refuse. Impurities in the coal included pyrite lenses that were 1/8 inch thick and generally less than 2 feet long.
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
| Microfilm, document 351576
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2-15-1935
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1:2400
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1:4966
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft size.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Microfilm map, document 351576, reel 03136, frames 358 & 359 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
