Mine Index Number: 0868
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Gilbert Pollock
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| Mine Name:
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Pollock No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1920
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End Date:
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1935
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None [1]
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Bureau
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16N 6E
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28
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NE 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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Underground
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof was a clay-rich shale (often referred to as “soapstone” in the mines of this area) that came down easily. Horsebacks occasionally cut out the top 3 to 12 inches of coal. Streamers of clay occasionally extended down into the coal from the roof. A ½ inch thick pyrite band was noted, and lenses of pyrite were seen near the center of the seam. Gypsum covered vertical fracture facings. The blue band was about 2 inches thick and 22 inches above the floor.
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: 19,790
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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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| Mine notes (L. C. McCabe)
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7-19-1928
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1:62500
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1:62500
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Secondary source
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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 (Bureau County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Bureau County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production indicates approximately 6 acres were mined.
- ↑ Mines producing less than 10,000 tons were not reported in 1922
- ↑ Mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year were not reported in 1931.
