Mine Index Number: 0126
| Company Name:
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O’Gara Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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O’Gara No. 11 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1906
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End Date:
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May 1924
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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543
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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
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Saline
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8S 7E
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20
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SE SW SE
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| Air shaft
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Saline
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8S 7E
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28
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SW SW SW
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Geology
| Springfield
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398
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4.33
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6.17
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5.5
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
A large fault with a displacement of 21 feet was encountered in the eastern part of the mine. A dike was encountered in the mine, but its location was not shown on the source map. The coal was very hilly, with grades of 4% very common and slopes in all directions. The hills caused many accidents, with at least 5 drivers killed in the mine on account of the steep grades. The coal contained pyrite lenses. Calcite and gypsum were present along cleats.
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 352832
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1-2-1923
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1:2400
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1:5697
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Not final
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| Federal Land Bank Report
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1-12-1934
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1:90510
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1:90510
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Secondary source
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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 (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352832, reel 03140, frames 402-403 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Federal Land Bank Report (Saline County) - Air shaft location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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