Mine Index Number: 0188
| Company Name:
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Superior Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Superior No. 4 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1918
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End Date:
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May 1954
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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19,186
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The boundaries between this mine, Superior No. 1 (mine index 0413), Superior No. 2 (mine index 0503), and Superior No. 3 (mine index 0066) could not be distinguished. The acreage reported is the total for all four mines.
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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 (11 x 21 ft)
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Macoupin
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7N 7W
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10
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30 FSL, 910 FWL, SW NE
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| Air shaft (11 x 17 ft)
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Macoupin
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7N 7W
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10
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SE SW NE
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Geology
| Herrin
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307-314
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6.0 [1]
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8.0-8.5
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7.0-7.5
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RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
Slips and rock rolls were common in the coal. The rock rolls were nodules or protrusions downward from the limestone roof. These were more common in the eastern side of the mine and decreased to the west. The western workings were very wet; one hypothesis suggested that the moisture seeped in through the slips. Some faults were present, with displacement up to 2 feet or more. In one place, the limestone cap rock was impure and a roof fall included the limestone. Concretions (some limey) were present in the southeastern part of 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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| Total Production: 24,420,464
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| State archive, IL_1130
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5-25-1954
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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| State archive, IL_1124
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10-29-1953
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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| State archive, IL_1102
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8-7-1953
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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| State archive, IL_1126_03
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5-9-1951
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1:4800
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1:4800
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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 sizes.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Macoupin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Macoupin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| State archive, IL_1130 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| State archive, IL_1124, map of Superior No. 3 (mine index 0066) - Mine outline (west, north).
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| State archive, IL_1102, map of Superior No. 2 (mine index 0503) - Mine outline (southeast, south central).
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| State archive, IL_1126_03, map of Superior No. 1 (mine index 0413) - Mine outline (east, northeast, north central).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
![[[:Superior No. 2|Superior No. 2]]](https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/thumbnails/m0503_IL_1102_th.jpg) 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_1102
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| Company:
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Superior Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Superior No. 2
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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08-07-1953
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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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M0503 IL 1102
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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/macoupin/m0503 IL 1102.zip
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![[[:Superior No. 1|Superior No. 1]]](https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/thumbnails/m0413_IL_1126_th.jpg) 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_1126_03
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| Company:
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Superior Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Superior No. 1
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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05-09-1951
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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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M0413 IL 1126
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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/macoupin/m0413 IL 1126.zip
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![[[:Superior No. 4|Superior No. 4]]](https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/thumbnails/m0188_IL_1130_th.jpg) 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_1130
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| Company:
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Superior Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Superior No. 4
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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05-25-1954
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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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M0188 IL 1130
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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/macoupin/m0188 IL 1130.zip
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![[[:Superior No. 3|Superior No. 3]]](https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/thumbnails/m0066_IL_1124_th.jpg) 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_1124
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| Company:
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Superior Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Superior No. 3
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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10-29-1953
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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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M0066 IL 1124
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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/macoupin/m0066 IL 1124.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Where the coal was cut out or eroded, the seam thickness was as low as 3 feet.
- ↑ Idle 1933
- ↑ Production after map date
