Mine Index Number: 0260
| Company Name:
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Chicago, Wilmington, and Vermilion Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion No. 2 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1901
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End Date:
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1910
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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264
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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This mine was later partially stripped out by Northern Mine (mine index 675).
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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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Grundy
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31N 8E
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11
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NW SW SE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The roof was good, a sturdy “soapstone”, a gray clay shale.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, 1-32-73
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1-1911
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Grundy County) - Depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Company map, Coal Section files, 1-32-73, traced from original map courtesy of the Carbon Hill School Museum - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
