Mine Index Number: 0612
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Johnson Valley Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Johnson Mine
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| Start Date:
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1902
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End Date:
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1946
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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173
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Menard
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19N 5W
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26
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NE NE NE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Old air shaft
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Menard
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19N 5W
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26
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NE NE NE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Menard
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19N 5W
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26
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SE SE NE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Springfield
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164
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5.6
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RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
Faults, clastic dikes and poor roof conditions were found north and east of the shaft. Horsebacks were noted. The seam contained thin fusain and pyrite partings as well as calcite and pyrite facings. The floor was a soft underclay.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 702,656
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Microfilm, document 352210
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5-4-1946
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1:2400
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1:3807
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Final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Menard County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Menard County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 352210, reel 03138, frame 264 - Shaft locations, mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: MSHA_1338
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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MSHA_1338
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| Company:
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Johnson Valley Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Johnson
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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06-27-1942
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0612 MSHA 1338
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/menard/m0612 MSHA 1338.zip
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Mine Map: MSHA_1330
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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MSHA_1330
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| Company:
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Johnson Valley Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Johnson
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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1:2400
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0612 MSHA 1330
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/menard/m0612 MSHA 1330.zip
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Mine Map: IL_2115
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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IL_2115
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| Company:
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Johnson Valley Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Johnson
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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05-04-1946
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0612 IL 2115
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/menard/m0612 IL 2115.zip
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Photographs
Notes
