Mine Index Number: 0447
| Company Name:
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Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Jefferson No. 20 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1923
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End Date:
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September 1951
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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1,307
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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 shaft
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Jefferson
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4S 2E
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15
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NE NE SW
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| Air shaft
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Jefferson
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4S 2E
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15
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NW NE SW
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Geology
| Herrin
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720-740
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6.0
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9.0
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7.0
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RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof was medium gray silty shale over 100 feet thick. Some rolls were noted. The source map showed very large pillars left in the area near the town of Nason. The coal contained charcoal bands up to 4 inches thick. The blue band was a maximum of 2 inches thick. Pyrite was prominent in fracture facings and was also present in lenses and balls.
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: 6,133,491
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352467
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9-16-1951
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1:2400
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1:4303
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Final
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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 (Jefferson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Jefferson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352467, reel 03139, frames 151-154 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
