Mine Index Number: 0702
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Amax Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Delta Mine
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| Start Date:
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1935
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End Date:
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1997
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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12,942 [1]
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Tipple
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Williamson
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9S 4E
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33 [2]
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NW NW NE
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Danville
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43
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1.83
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Surface
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| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin (1943-1997)
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28-120
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4.58-7.0
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Surface
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| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Springfield (1935-1943)
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75-101
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4.17-4.33
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
The coal had a steep pitch near the Cottage Grove fault, which prevented mining in its immediate proximity. Subsidiary faults were encountered, with up to 12 feet of displacement. Near the faults, the coal’s topography and thickness varied, but in some pits, the thickness had little variation. Other fault-related features were noted, including pulverized or shattered zones and slips. Coal balls were locally abundant. The top of the Herrin Coal was irregular and interbedded with shale. Three lenses of shale that were up to 4 feet thick were noted in a one-half mile face. The coal contained pyrite nodules.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 63,087,523 [3]
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Company, Coal Section files
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2-6-1996
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Final
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| USGS topographic map
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1961, PR 1990
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1:24000
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1:24000
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Secondary source
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| USGS topographic map
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1965, PR 1990
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1:24000
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1:24000
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Secondary source
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Department of Mines & Minerals
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Undated
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Secondary source
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Department of Mines & Minerals
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Undated
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, Coal Section files, digital file - Mine outline, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| USGS topographic map, Carrier Mills 7.5-minute Quadrangle, 1961, Photorevised 1990 - Mine outline.
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| Bibliography
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| USGS topographic map, Crab Orchard 7.5-minute Quadrangle, 1965, Photorevised 1990 - Mine outline.
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| Bibliography
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| Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a-02-13, aerial photograph base with surface mines identified - Mine outline.
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| Bibliography
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| Department of Mines & Minerals, 7a-02-12, aerial photograph base with surface mines identified - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: 353095 3141 297-298, 30x
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Microfilm
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| Map ID:
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353095 3141 297-298, 30x
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| Company:
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Amax Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Delta
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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7/6/1956
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0702.jpg
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m0702.zip
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Mine Map: 7a-02-13
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Department of Mines & Minerals
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| Map ID:
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7a-02-13
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| Company:
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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Undated
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| Map Status:
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Secondary
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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7a-02-13 geo
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/williamson/7a-02-13 geo.zip
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Mine Map: 7a_02_12
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Department of Mines & Minerals
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| Map ID:
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7a_02_12
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| Company:
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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Undated
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| Map Status:
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Secondary
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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7a 02 12
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/saline/7a 02 12.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ (2,892 in the Danville Coal, 7,668 in the Herrin Coal and 2,382 in the Springfield Coal).
- ↑ Pits were located in all or parts of Sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 26, 33, 34, 35, 36 of T9S-R4E, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 31 of T9S-R5E, and 2, 3 of T10S-R4E.
- ↑ Some production is from Saline County.
