Mine Index Number: 0268
| Company Name:
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James B. Woods
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| Mine Name:
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Woods Mine
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| Start Date:
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1906
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End Date:
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1914
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Acres after map date:
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7
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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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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Jackson
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9S 1W
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34
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Geology
| Murphysboro
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20-70
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5.0
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7.0
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5.8
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
Pyrite and dirt bands over 1 inch thick were noted in the seam. One band, 1.5 to 4 inches thick, was fairly continuous throughout the mine.
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
| Mine notes
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Undated
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(text only)
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1:24000 The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic base from the mine location description and digitized.
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, thickness, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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