Mine Index Number: 0140
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Black Star Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Logan Mine
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| Start Date:
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1909
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End Date:
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November 1929
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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911 [1]
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft (9.5'x15.5')
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Franklin
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6S 3E
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35
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NE SE SE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft (9.5'x13.5')
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Franklin
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6S 3E
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35
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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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| Herrin
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693-716
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6.0
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8.33
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6.5-7.2
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof was predominantly black shale, but a light gray shale roof was common in the eastern part of the mine. This gray shale was present as heavy, soft lenses up to 10 feet wide and 30 feet long. The lenses had many slips and this made the gray shale a treacherous roof. Up to 14 inches of top coal was left to support the roof. The coal contained pyrite and calcite veins and fracture fillings, especially near the top of the seam.
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: 4,228,415
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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
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11-9-1929
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Microfilm, document 351422
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6-1-1929
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1:2400
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1:5296
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Not final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft sizes, depth.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Franklin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, state archives il_815_03_geo.tif - Mine outline, shaft locations, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 351422, reel 03136, frames 67 & 68 - Shaft locations, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: IL_2589_03_geo
 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_2589_03_geo
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| Company:
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Black Star Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Logan
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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11-09-1929
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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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M0140 IL 2589 03 geo
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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/franklin/m0140 IL 2589 03 geo.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Some moderate-sized unmined areas within the mine outline were not included on the accompanying map. The unmined areas were shown on the microfilm source map, which required rather substantial rubber-sheeting to fit to the topographic map and other company map. Because of these registration difficulties, these areas were not digitized or shown on the accompanying map.
- ↑ Idle 1915
Additional Notes
