Mine Index Number: 0692
| Company Name:
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Elk Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Elk Mine
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| Start Date:
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1934
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End Date:
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1964
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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292
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| Acres after map date:
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1 [1]
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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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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Jackson
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7S 1W
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20
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NW NE SW
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| Air shaft
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Jackson
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7S 1W
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20
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SE SE NW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The mine extended to within 17 feet of the Old Halliday Mine workings, but had no water intrusion. The coal dipped to the south, and in the northern part of the mine, loaded cars required spragging to keep them from rolling.
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 352522
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5-1-1964
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1:2400
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1:4800
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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 (Jackson 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 (Jackson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352522, reel 03139, frames 241 & 242 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
- ↑ Production indicates less than 1 acre was mined after the map date.
- ↑ Idle 1935
- ↑ Idle 1935
