Mine Index Number: 0650
Company Name:
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Okaw Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Vinegar Hill Mine
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Start Date:
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1900
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End Date:
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July 1948
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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637
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Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The boundary between this mine and the Fairbanks Mine (mine index 0308) could not be distinguished. The acreage reported is the total for both mines.
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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 (7.5'x14')
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St. Clair
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3S 7W
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2
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SE NE NW
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Air shaft
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St. Clair
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3S 7W
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2
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SE NE NW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The mine map shows the northeastern and northwestern areas of the mine labeled “inaccessible”, the northeastern portion due to caving.
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: 1,949,377
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Microfilm, document 351066
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2-15-1949
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1:2400
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1:4469
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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 (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, shaft location, shaft size, seam, depth, thickness.
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Microfilm map, document 351066, reel 03134, frames 164-167 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Microfilm: 351066
Map Date: 2-15-1949
Coal Co.: Okaw Coal Company
Mine Name: Vinegar Hill Mine
Full Res Download
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Idle 1915-1917, 1924-1929