Mine Index Number: 0607
| Company Name:
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Thomas G. Phillips
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| Mine Name:
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Phillips Mine
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| Start Date:
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1901
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End Date:
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1954
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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6 The area shown (before later surface mining) is too small for the reported production. Production indicates the area mined before the map date should be approximately 17 acres. The area near the mine outline (general area of mining shade on the accompanying map) may have been mined by Phillips.
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| Acres after map date:
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22
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The shafts and the northern part of the mine were later surface mined 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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| Main slope
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Jackson
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9S 1W
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36
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SW NE 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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SE NE 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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SE NE SW
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Geology
| Murphysboro
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24-160
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7.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
A very little pyrite was present along vertical facings, and a few pyrite lenses up to 0.5 inches across were seen.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| H. S. Phillips
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Phillips
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1905-1922 Production not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons.
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47,700
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| Total Production: 250,358
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, 4103.J31 i5.1-11
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3-21-1939
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1:1200
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1:1200
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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) - Depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-11 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Company map, microfilm, document 352475, reel 03139, frame 165 - Air shaft location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
