Mine Index Number: 0600
| Company Name:
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Indian Creek Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Indian Creek Mine
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| Start Date:
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1886
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End Date:
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1941
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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50
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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4, however, the area shown on the accompanying map does not match reported production. The eastern portion of the map is incomplete, and production indicates an additional 100 acres were mined.
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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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Livingston
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26N 6E
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11
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NW NW SW
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| Air shaft
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Livingston
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26N 6E
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11
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NE NW SW
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Geology
| Danville
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166-170
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3.75
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4.33
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4.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
A few faults were found, associated with horsebacks. The roof varied, often 0 to 30feet of clayey shale, or 18 feet of sandstone. In some places, the roof was black shale. The seam contained numerous pyrite bands. The underclay heaved a little.
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: 609,876
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352531
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7-22-1926
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1:1200
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1:1986
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Not final Incomplete in the eastern portion of the mine
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| Microfilm, document 352528
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7-1939
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1:1200
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1:1572
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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, mine type, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Livingston County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Livingston County) - Shaft location, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352531, reel 03139, frame 254 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Microfilm map, document 352528, reel 03139, frame 250 - Shaft locations, mine oultine (southwestern part).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
