Mine Index Number: 0831
| Company Name:
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Hazel Dell Coal Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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Hazel Dell Mine
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| Start Date:
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1958
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End Date:
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September 1973
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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100
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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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| Main shaft
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Mercer
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14N 1W
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26
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NE SE SE
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| Air shaft
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Mercer
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14N 1W
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26
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NE SE SE
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Geology
| Rock Island
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145
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0 [1]
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5.4
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4.6
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RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
The rooms were wide (30 to 50 feet across), but the roof was extremely good and did not require roof bolting. In some rare cases, the roof rock extended downward up to 1 foot into the coal. The seam had a 1 to 3 inch bony coal layer. The sulphur content was about 6% after preparation. The floor was a dark gray siltstone. The floor heaved somewhat at the shaft bottom and toward the western portion of the workings, but not elsewhere.
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
| Microfilm, document 318790
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1-1974
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1:2400
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1:5296
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Mercer County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Mercer County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 351418, reel 03136, frame 53 - Shaft locations, mine outline, depth, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The coal was a lenticular deposit. Drilling was done to plan the mine extension, avoiding the thinning coal.
