Mine Index Number: 0786
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Joseph Taylor
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| Mine Name:
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Ridge Prairie Mine
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| Start Date:
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1882
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End Date:
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April 1915
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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345
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| Acres after map date:
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20
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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
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St. Clair
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2N 8W
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26
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NE NE NW
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Crossroads shaft
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St. Clair
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2N 8W
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23
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SE SW SW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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203
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|
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8.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
A large area on the source map was designated "squeeze". (T2N R8W, section 26)
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: 2,907,371
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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
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11-20-1914
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Not final
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| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Microfilm, document 351075
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6-23-1886
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1:1800
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1:3103
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Final [3]
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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 (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, received from Old Ben Coal Company archives - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 351075, reel 03134, frame 179 - Shaft locations.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production prior to 1882 unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 8 acres were mined.
- ↑ Production after map date
- ↑ Shows workings of Mentor Mine connected underground to Crossroads; cannot discern any separation between the two mines.
