Mine Index Number: 0752
| Company Name:
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Mt. Vernon Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Mt. Vernon Mine
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| Start Date:
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1894
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End Date:
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1915
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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615
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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125
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The area shown on the accompanying map is a general area of mining.
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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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Jefferson
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2S 3E
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32
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SE NW NE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The roof was drawn in haulage entries. The roof was a treacherous gray shale up to 20 feet thick that readily crumbled to powder when exposed to air and continually fell after the coal was removed. In some places, generally 50 feet across or less, the roof consisted of limestone with a black shale underneath. This limestone was difficult to bring down in the haulage entries. The fire clay floor creeped and heaved badly, because moisture from the sump readily seeped into the clay, moistening it almost to the working face. This underclay was 3feet thick or more.
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
| Federal Land Bank Report
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10-3-1933
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1:126720
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1:126720
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jefferson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Jefferson County) - Mine type, general shaft location, seam, thickness, mining method, geologic problems.
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| Federal Land Bank Report - Shaft location, mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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