Mine Index Number: 0401
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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United States Coal and Coke Company
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| Mine Name:
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Bunsen Mine
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| Start Date:
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1916
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End Date:
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April 1947
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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3,832
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Vermilion
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18N 12W
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26
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NE NW SE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Vermilion
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18N 12W
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26
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NE NW SE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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200-240
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4.0
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8.0
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6.0
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MRP, HER[1]
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof was 1 to 4 feet of draw slate. The chief impurity in the coal came from the numerous horsebacks in the upper part of the seam. A few pyrite concretions and nodules were noticed. The source maps show a sandstone channel in the southwest corner of the mine, faults in the eastern and northwestern areas, and “faulty sand rock” in the eastern part of the mine. Some of the areas labeled “faulty” may be erosional sandstone channels rather than geologic faults.
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: 23,712,673
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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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| State archive, MSHA_1066
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7-1-1947
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1:1200
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1:2731
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Final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| State archive, MSHA_1066 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: MSHA_1066
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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MSHA_1066
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| Company:
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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07-01-1947
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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Date and map scale has be derived from the state archive database of maps.
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| More Info:
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M0401 MSHA 1066
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/Vermilion/m0401 MSHA 1066.zip
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Photographs
Notes
