Mine Index Number: 0749
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Kincaid and Mitchell
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| Mine Name:
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Kincaid and Mitchell Mine
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| Start Date:
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1907
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End Date:
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1916
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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9
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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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| Main shaft (11 x 5 ft)
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Greene
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11N 10W
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27
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NW SE SW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Houchin Creek
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52
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4.83
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7.0
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5.5
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof was black to gray shale that was soft and irregular in thickness, varying from 6 to 24 inches. The coal contained bands of mother coal, pyrite, and clay. The underclay was 2.5 feet thick.
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: 44,591
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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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| Mine notes
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1909
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1:62500
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1:62500
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Greene County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Greene County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness, mining method, geologic problems.
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