Mine Index Number: 0864
Company Name:
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Consolidation Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Burning Star No. 2 Mine
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Start Date:
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1951
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End Date:
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1995
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Type of Mine:
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Surface
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Total acres shown:
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8,293
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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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Geology
Herrin
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42-113
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5.17-6.7
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof was generally Brereton Limestone or Anna Shale. Lenses or pods of Energy Shale were sometimes present over the coal, up to 10 feet wide and 1 foot thick. Calcite and pyrite were often seen on vertical fracture faces.
Production
Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Total Production: 55,942,514
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Company, 4103.P42 i5.1-73
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5-15-1995
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Final
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Company, 4102 i5.1-25
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12-1951
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Not final
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Company, 6-253C
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1959
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1:62500
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1:62500
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Not final
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ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-65
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2-17-1970
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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, depth, thickness.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, geologic problems.
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Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-73 - Mine outline (auger mining, surface mining, in T5S-R2W).
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Company map, ISGS map library, 4102 i5.1-25 - Mine outline (near Du Quoin).
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Company map, Coal Section files, 6-253C - Mine outline (1950-1959).
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ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-65, compilation map by Coal Section - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes