Mine Index Number: 0614
| Company Name:
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Edgar County Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Edgar County Mine
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| Start Date:
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1924
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End Date:
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April 1952
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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96 in the Springfield Coal
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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No map exists for production in the Danville Coal. Production indicates approximately 20 acres were mined in the Danville Coal, which is shown on the accompanying map as a general area of mining.
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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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| Hoist shaft
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Edgar
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14N 10W
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20
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NW NE SE
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| Air shaft
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Edgar
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14N 10W
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20
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NE NW SE
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| Shaft
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Edgar
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14N 10W
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20
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NE NW SE
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Geology
| Danville
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135
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4.0
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4.8
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4.5
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RPP
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| Springfield
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277
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4.6
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5.33
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4.33-5.0
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof of the Danville Coal was 20 to 24 inches of bone coal or black jack. The coal contained pyrite bands that were persistent across several feet of the working face. The pyrite separated easily from the Danville Coal and was usually broken off as the coal was being loaded. Horsebacks were common, and usually extended downward from the roof. The horsebacks ranged from 1 to 10 feet wide, and sometimes were the cause of abandoning a room. In 1935 the shaft was deepened to the Springfield Coal, which had a black shale roof that contained pyritic coal balls. The Springfield Coal was not interrupted by horsebacks, but did contain many pyrite bands.
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: 520,722
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 351412
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10-12-1952
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1:600
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1:1117
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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 (Edgar County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Edgar County) - Mine type, shaft location, seams, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 351412, reel 03136, frames 30 and 31 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
