Mine Index Number: 0232
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Shuler Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Alpha Mine
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| Start Date:
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1922
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End Date:
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March 1965
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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638
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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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Henry
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14N 1E
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33
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SE NE NE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Henry
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14N 1E
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33
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SW NE NE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Rock Island
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265-267
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4.0
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4.67
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4.5
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MRP, with RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
A water-bearing portion of the glacial drift caused problems while sinking the shaft. Driving pilings prevented caving while shaft construction was in progress, and the remainder of the shaft construction encountered no difficulties. The roof rock was 0.5 to 2.0 feet of limestone that was locally present from 5 to 8 feet above the coal. The interval between the cap rock and coal consisted of black shale. Shale and pyrite bands were present and difficult to separate from the coal. Pyrite was also seen as nodules and lenses. Some small inclined faults were noted, but these presented little effect on mining.
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: 2,980,925
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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 351524
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3-30-1965
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1:2400
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1:4303
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Final
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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 (Henry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Henry County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 351524, reel 03136, frames 278-283 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
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