Mine Index Number: 0242
| Company Name:
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Spring Valley Coal Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Spring Valley No. 3 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1885
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End Date:
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April 1947
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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1,521
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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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| Main shaft
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Bureau
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16N 11E
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33
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SW SE NW
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| Air shaft
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Bureau
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16N 11E
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33
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SE SE NW
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| Escape shaft & stairway
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Bureau
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16N 11E
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33
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SE SE NW
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Geology
| Colchester
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456
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3.0
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4.0
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3.5
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LW
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Geological Problems Reported
Black damp leaked from the gob. Some small faults were noted, trending east-west. The immediate roof was 16 to 21 feet of soapstone. Pyrite was present as streaks and balls. The distribution was irregular and no persistent bands were seen. The underclay was 10 to 12 inches thick, with sandstone below.
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: 8,505,812
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 351381
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6-15-1947
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1:2400
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1:4634
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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 (Bureau County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Bureau County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 351381, reel 03135, frames 426-429 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
