Mine Index Number: 0803
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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J. E. Dobyns
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| Mine Name:
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Dobyns Mine
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| Start Date:
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1905
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End Date:
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1907
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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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| Acres after map date:
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Less than 1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
|
|
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Not Shown On Map. Not shown on the accompanying map due to later surface mining by the Wildcat Hills Cottage Grove Mine (mine index 1044).
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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 slope
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Saline
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9S 7E
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1 [1]
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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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48-58
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|
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4.0
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
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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| J. E. Dobyns
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Dobyns
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1905-1907
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1,584
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| Total Production: 1,584
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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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| ISGS mine notes
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Undated
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(text only)
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1:24000 [2]
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Secondary source
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, mine location, seam.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ An accurate location for this mine is not known. Although it is plotted near the center of the section, the mine may be anywhere in Section 1-T9S-R7E.
- ↑ The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.
