Mine Index Number: 0302
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Central Illinois Fuel Company
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| Mine Name:
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Central Illinois Fuel Mine
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| Start Date:
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1888
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End Date:
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1913
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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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35
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Rock Island
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17N 1W
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36
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NE SW SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Rock Island
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64
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3.75
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RP, HER[1]
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Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 117,925
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Production Notes
The main south entry had a 20-degree dip in the distance of 100 to 150 feet, while the remainder of the entry was level. The immediate roof was 6 inches of draw slate that adhered to the top coal. The seam contained pyrite balls, but no regular bands of pyrite were observed. The floor was 4 feet of fire clay that did not heave even when moist.
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Mine notes
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Undated
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(text only)
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1:24000 [4]
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, thickness, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Rock Island County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Rock Island County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Pillars were drawn in the winter.
- ↑ Idle 1902
- ↑ George Somerson was the president of Volunteer Coal Company
- ↑ The described location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map base.
