Mine Index Number: 0502
| Company Name:
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Alcoa Ore Company
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| Mine Name:
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Alcoa Mine
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| Start Date:
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1889
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End Date:
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March 1932
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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552
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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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St. Clair
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1N 8W
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29
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NW SW NE
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| Air shaft
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St. Clair
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1N 8W
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29
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NE SE NW
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| Murphy No. 2 shaft
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St. Clair
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1N 8W
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29
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NE NW SE
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| Air shaft
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St. Clair
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1N 8W
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29
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NE NW SE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The roof shale had numerous concretions, which ranged up to 18 inches in diameter. Some areas of the mine had many slips.
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: 3,007,037
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 351041
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3-3-1938
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1:2400
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1:4634
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Final
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| Microfilm, document 351101
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Undated
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1:1200
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1:1490
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Undated
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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 (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Microfilm map, document 351041, reel 03134, frames 130-132 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm, document 351101, reel 03134, frame 216 - Mine outline, shaft locations (Murphy Mine).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Microfilm: 351041
Map Date: 3-3-1938
Coal Co.: Alcoa Ore Company
Mine Name: Alcoa Mine
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Microfilm: 351101
Map Date: Undated
Coal Co.: Frank Murphy
Mine Name: Murphy No. 2 Mine
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