Mine Index Number: 0177
| Company Name:
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Illinois Sixth Vein Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Schneider Mine
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| Start Date:
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1911
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End Date:
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June 1921
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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13
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| Acres after map date:
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2
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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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Perry
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5S 3W
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13
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SW NW SE
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| Air shaft
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Perry
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5S 3W
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13
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SW NW SE
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Geology
| Herrin
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74
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4.0
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6.0
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5.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
Slips and rolls were present in the mine. The white top roof was very treacherous, but was present only in patches throughout the mine. The main roof material was shale 1 to 24 inches thick, with 6 feet of limestone above the shale. Bedded impurities included pyrite and the shaley blue band. The floor was 6 feet of fire clay.
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: 106,138
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352109
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8-1920
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1:2400
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1:4634
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Not 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 (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Perry County) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352109, reel 03138, frame 100 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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