Mine Index Number: 0281
| Company Name:
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William Neil and Company
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| Mine Name:
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Neil Mine
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| Start Date:
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Pre 1879
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End Date:
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April 1, 1912
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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53
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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75
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The area shown on the accompanying map is smaller than expected for the reported production.
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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 (6 x 5.5 ft)
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Macoupin
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7N 8W
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14
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NE NW SE
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| Air shaft
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Macoupin
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7N 8W
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14
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SE NW SE
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Geology
| Herrin
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244-254
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5.3
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8.0
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5.5-6.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
Some small clay veins, 6 to 10 inches wide, were present near the top of the coal. Gas was present, “in pockets”.
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: 392,044
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| State archive, IL_1116_01
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4-1-1912
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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, depth, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Macoupin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Macoupin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| State archive, IL_1116_01 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
![[[:Bunker Hill|Bunker Hill]]](https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/macoupin/thumbnails/m0281_IL_1116_01_th.jpg) 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_1116_01
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| Company:
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Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
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| Mine Name:
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Bunker Hill
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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04-01-1912
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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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M0281 IL 1116 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/macoupin/m0066 IL 1124.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The mine notes indicate that Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis owned the mine and it was leased to Bunker Hill Coal Company.
