Mine Index Number: 0295
| Company Name:
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Foley Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Foley Mine
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| Start Date:
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Pre 1881
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End Date:
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1919
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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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| Production Indicated Acres:
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160
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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No attempt has been made to differentiate the area mined by Foley from the general area of mining, because this area was developed long before the1882 Coal Report began listing 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 slope
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Peoria
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7N 7E
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19
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SW SW SE
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Geology
| Springfield
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22
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4.33
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4.8
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4.5
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
The cap rock was rather shaley and soft in places, but generally made a good roof. About 12 inches of black shale was above 12 inches of clod, which made up the immediate roof over the entire mine. The black shale contained a few concretions. A very few horsebacks were seen at this mine, as well as a few clay slips. The coal was uniform, and little pyrite was present. The mine was reported to be dry.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| John J. McNeil
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McNeil
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pre1881-1885 Production and ownership before 1881 are unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicates 5 acres were mined.
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34,600
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| Total Production: 652,250
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Federal Land Bank of St. Louis Report
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circa 1934
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1:142560
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1:142560
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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, seam, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Peoria County) - Mine type, slope location, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Federal Land Bank of St. Louis Report - Slope location, general area of mining.
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