Mine Index Number: 0838
| Company Name:
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Robinson Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Robinson Mine
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| Start Date:
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1952
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End Date:
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December 1960
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Acres after map date:
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1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
|
|
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Not Shown On Map. The Robinson Mine is not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining by Sunspot Mine (mine index 865).
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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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| Pit or tipple
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Fulton
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3N1 E
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11
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NW NW NE
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Geology
| Colchester
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18
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|
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2.33-2.5
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof was rather hard shale. The coal had vertical cleats filled with pyrite.
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
| Mine notes
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Undated
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1:62500
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1:62500
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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.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
