Mine Index Number: 0627
| Company Name:
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Carlin Coal and Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Carlin Mine
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| Start Date:
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1911
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End Date:
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1935
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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29
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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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| Main shaft
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Madison
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5N 8W
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6
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NW NW SW
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| Old shaft
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Madison
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5N 8W
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6
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NW NW SW
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Geology
| Herrin
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55-76
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2.0-4.0
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6.6
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4.0-6.0
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RPB
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Geological Problems Reported
The coal is cut to a thin wedge by “slips” in places. The roof is irregular, with 8 to 12 inches of clod directly over the coal. One copy of the source map shows a “squeeze” near the center of the mine.
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 352350
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4-13-1935
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1:1200
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1:2483
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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 (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
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| Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness.
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| ISGS field notes - Depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Federal Land Bank Report (Madison County) - Depth, thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 352350 , reel 03138, frame 458 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Company map, loan courtesy of the Marissa Historical & Genealogical Society - Geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
