Mine Index Number: 0602
| Company Name:
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J. C. Swofford
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| Mine Name:
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Swofford No. 2 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1930
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End Date:
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1944
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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10 The mine outline is larger than expected for the reported production. The coal may have been thinner than reported, or the outline may include areas where the production was reported under Swofford No. 1 Mine (mine index 2502).
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| Acres after map date:
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3
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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The mine was later partially stripped out by Tab Mine (mine index 0891).
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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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| Old slope
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Jackson
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9S 1W
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36
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SW SE SW
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| Air shaft
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Jackson
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9S 1W
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36
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SW SE SW
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| New slope
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Jackson
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9S 1W
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36
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SE SE SW
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Geology
| Mt. Rorah
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46-70
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|
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4.0-6.5
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
A fault shown on the source map halted mining in two entries.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352523
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7-1-1940
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1:1200
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1:1406
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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.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness, mine name.
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| Microfilm map, document 352523, reel 03139, frame 243 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
