Mine Index Number: 0291
| Company Name:
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Hillsboro Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Hillsboro Mine
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| Start Date:
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1888
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End Date:
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May 1941
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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1,862
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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4
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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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Montgomery
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8N 4W
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12
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NW NW NE
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| Air shaft
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Montgomery
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8N 4W
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12
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SW NW NE
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Geology
| Herrin
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400-475
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6.5
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8.0
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6.58-7.2
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The Coal Report indicated that gas (black damp) was a problem in some parts of the mine (1909). Improved ventilation took care of the problem. A large fault was found in the northwest workings. The shale roof did not hold very well, and generally 10 inches of top coal was left to support the roof.
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: 10,354,821
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352589
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4-1-1940
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1:2400
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1:4800
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Not final
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| State archive, MSHA_441
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6-1-1938
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Not final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, geologic problems.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Montgomery County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Montgomery County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352589, reel 03139, frames 403-406 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| State archive, MSHA_441, courtesy of Robert Gibson, IDNR - Mine outline (southeastern, west central portion).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
