Mine Index Number: 0227
| Company Name:
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Moreheat Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Moreheat Mine
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| Start Date:
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1904
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End Date:
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November 1940
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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363
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| Acres after map date:
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3
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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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White
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6S 8E
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21
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NW SE NW
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| Air shaft (7' x 10')
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White
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6S 8E
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21
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NW SE NW
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Geology
| Herrin
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640
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4.2
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8.0
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5.2
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof was good when the draw slate immediately above the coal was removed. A few small “hills” were present in the seam. Some pyrite lenses and stringers were found throughout the coal. The claystone floor heaved some when 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: 1,676,741
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 353036
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12-15-1936
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1:2400
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1:3972
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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 (White County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (White County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 353036, reel 03141, frame 218 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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