Mine Index Number: 0402
| Company Name:
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Wilmington Coal Mining Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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Wilmington No. 2 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1940
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End Date:
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April 1958
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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534 Some of the mined area for this production may also be included with the Wilmington Mine (mine index 3915).
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| Acres after map date:
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250
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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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| Tipple
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Will
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32N 9E
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17
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NW SE NW
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Geology
| Colchester
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55-75
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3.0-3.3
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Surface
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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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| Total Production: 3,116,159
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352423
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1944
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1:3600
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1:6952
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Not final
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| Company, 4103.W51 i5.1-2
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1-1-1950
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1:31680
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1:31680
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Not final
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| USGS topographic map
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PR 1973
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1:24000
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1:24000
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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, depth, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Will County) - Mine type, tipple location, seam, thickness.
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| Microfilm, document 352423, reel 03139, frame 96 - Mine outline (southern ¼ of pit in 33-T32N-R9E).
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-2 - Mine outline (16, 28 and 33-T32N-R9E).
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| USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Wilmington Quadrangle, 1954, PR 1973 - Mine outline (17-T32N-R9E).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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