Mine Index Number: 0179
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Kanawha Fuel Company
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| Mine Name:
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Old Abe Mine
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| Start Date:
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1902
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End Date:
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March 1921
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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98
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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
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Perry
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5S 1W
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32
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SW NW SW
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Perry
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5S 1W
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32
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SW NW SW
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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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53-75
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5.4
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
Water came through at a few places where faults in the roof permitted. White top, from 1 to 3 feet thick, made up the roof immediately above the coal over most of the mine. Small rolls occurred occasionally. A layer of impurities was near the bottom of the seam, including 2 inches of pyrite, clay and blue band. The floor was over 14 feet of fire clay, but very little heaving was noted in 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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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 526,280
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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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| Microfilm, document 352494
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12-14-1918
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1:2400
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1:9600
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Not final[3]
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Microfilm, document 352102
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1-1921
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Not final[4]
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-16
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7-2-1936
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 352494, reel 03112, frame 207 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 352102, reel 03138, frame 87 - Mine outline (northern and western).
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| Bibliography
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| ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-16, map of Gayle Mine (mine index 633) - Mine outline (eastern).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Idle 1910
- ↑ Idle 1915-1917
- ↑ The outline shown on the accompanying map is the expected size from the reported production. This suggests that the outline is complete.
- ↑ The outline shown on the accompanying map is the expected size from the reported production. This suggests that the outline is complete.
