Mine Index Number: 0329
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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A. N. Poli
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| Mine Name:
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Greenfield Mine
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| Start Date:
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1919
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End Date:
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1923
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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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2
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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 slope or shaft
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Greene
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11N 10W
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27
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SW NW SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Houchin Creek
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55-95
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4.0
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8.0
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6.0
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Underground
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof was soapstone (a massive light gray shale) and 18 inches of top coal was left to support the roof. Some water entered the mine through slips in the roof. The coal was banded with shale, pyrite, and black jack, charcoal or bone coal. The floor consisted of over 13 feet of clay.
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: 9,068
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Production Notes
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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1:62500
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1:62500
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Greene County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Greene County) - Mine type, shaft or slope location, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production was not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons.
- ↑ Also known as Old Poli Mine
