Mine Index Number: 0362
| Company Name:
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Matt Sparr
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| Mine Name:
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Sparr Mine
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| Start Date:
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1927
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End Date:
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1936
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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4
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| Acres after map date:
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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 drift
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Marshall
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12N 9E
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15
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NE SW NE
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| Air drift
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Marshall
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12N 9E
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15
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NE SW NE
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Geology
| Danville
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150
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3.25
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4.2
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3.4
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RPB
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Geological Problems Reported
Impurities in the seam include occasional sulfur streaks, clay partings and horsebacks.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Matt Sparr
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Sparr
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1928-1936
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2,608 Mines producing less than 1,000 tons not reported 1930-1933; operation and production unknown 1930-1933;production higher than shown.
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352306
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8-9-1937
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Final
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| Company, 4103.M37 i5.1-4
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7-3-1934
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1:1200
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1:1200
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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.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Marshall County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Marshall County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352306, reel 03138, frame 381 - Drift locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.M37 i5.1-4 - Mine location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
