Mine Index Number: 0207
| Company Name:
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Marion County Coal Mining Company, Inc.
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| Mine Name:
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Glenridge Mine
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| Start Date:
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1906
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End Date:
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December 1963
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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2,574
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| Acres after map date:
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4
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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 (9 x 14 ft)
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Marion
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2N 1E
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31
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NW NE NE
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| Air shaft
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Marion
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2N 1E
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31
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NE NW NE
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Geology
| Herrin
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600
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5.0
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7.5
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5.5-6.25
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
A series of north-south faults were noted on the eastern half of the mine. In one case, 35 feet of displacement was seen. Faults were noted on the source map. The roof consisted of 1.5 to 5 feet of black shale that was very tightly bound to the coal below. The roof held up better when the entries were driven in the same direction as the jointing. The shale contained a large number of concretions, including concretions. The coal contained pyrite in stringers and lenses, and calcite and gypsum in vein fillings. The blue band was 0.5 to 2 inches thick and 6 to 10 inches above the floor. Seepage of water and crude oil from oil wells caused some trouble. The underclay floor consisted of 4 inches to 5 feet of soft, light gray clay. Heaving occurred where the clay was thick and the mine was wet.
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: 13,781,872
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 351397
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2-2-1962
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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 (Marion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Marion County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 351397, reel 03135, frames 485-490 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
