Mine Index Number: 0245
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Wenneborg Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Wenneborg No. 3 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1888
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End Date:
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1948
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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66 [1]
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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 * (7x12) [2]
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Christian
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14N 3W
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14
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SE SE NW
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air / escape shaft [3]
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Christian
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14N 3W
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14
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NE SE NW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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333
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6.0
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7.0
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6.5
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RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
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: 628,654
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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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| Company, 4103.C4 i5.1-11
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8-12-1949
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Company, IL_445
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10-8-1908
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1:960
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1:960
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Not 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 (Christian County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Christian County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, shaft size, abandonment date.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.C4 i5.1-11 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, State Archive, IL_445 - Mine outline (eastern).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: IL_445_01
 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_445_01
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| Company:
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Wenneborg Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Wenneborg No. 3
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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10-08-1908
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0245 IL 445 01
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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/christian/m0245 IL 445 01.zip
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Mine Map: 4103.C4 i5.1-11
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Library
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| Map ID:
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4103.C4 i5.1-11
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| Company:
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Wenneborg Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Wenneborg No. 3
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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08-12-1949
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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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M0245
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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/christian/m0245.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The area shown on the accompanying map is too small for the reported production. A general area of mining has been added to show the approximate size of the mine. (The source maps show only the major haulage routes of the older parts of the mine.)
- ↑ The main shaft caved in circa 1894-1896, and coal was hoisted out of the escapement shaft until 1905. The mine was shut down because of the lack of an escapement shaft in 1906 and 1907. The northern shaft on the accompanying map was labeled on the source map as the hoist shaft and the southern shaft was the escape shaft. There may be another shaft location not shown on the source map that was the original hoist shaft that collapsed.
- ↑ The main shaft caved in circa 1894-1896, and coal was hoisted out of the escapement shaft until 1905. The mine was shut down because of the lack of an escapement shaft in 1906 and 1907. The northern shaft on the accompanying map was labeled on the source map as the hoist shaft and the southern shaft was the escape shaft. There may be another shaft location not shown on the source map that was the original hoist shaft that collapsed.
- ↑ Idle 1902, 1906 & 1907
- ↑ Idle 1924-1926
