Mine Index Number: 0647
| Company Name:
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Pioneer Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Pioneer No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1934
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End Date:
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1955
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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11
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| Acres after map date:
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1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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Portions of this mine were later surface mined by the Mary Ann No. 1 Mine (mine index 3307).
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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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Saline
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9S 7E
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23
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NW SW SW
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| Air shaft
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Saline
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9S 7E
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23
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NW SW SW
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Geology
| Springfield
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30-35
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|
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4.5
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
The source map shows “bad top” south of the main haulage routes. Mining advanced to the north, so it is likely that poor roof conditions prevented mining southeast of the mine outline.
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 352608
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6-30-1955
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1:600
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1:1158
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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 (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 352608, reel 03140, frame 358 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
