Mine Index Number: 0871
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Consolidation Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Hillsboro Mine (Consolidation No. 63 Mine)
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| Start Date:
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September 1964
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End Date:
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July 1983
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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4,897
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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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| Man shaft
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Montgomery
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7N 3W
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14
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SW NE NW
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Montgomery
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7N 2W
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18
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SE NE NE
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Hoist and air shaft
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Montgomery
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7N 3W
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14
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NE NW NW
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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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500-510
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5.83-7.17
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RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
Roof problems were widespread, the sites characterized by slickensided fault planes that cut irregularly through the roof shales and claystones. Small clay dikes were also associated with this small-scale faulting. Floor heaving was slight, but had been a larger problem in the past.
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: 26,779,354
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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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| Company, Coal Section files
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2-1-1983
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1:12000
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1:2170
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Final[1]
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth, thickness.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Montgomery County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Mine notes (Montgomery County) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| Company map, Coal Section files, 1983 Line Project - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map:
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Company
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| Map ID:
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| Company:
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Consolidation Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Hillsboro
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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02-01-1983
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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Hillsboro 1983
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/montgomery/Hillsboro 1983.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The map date is before mine closure, but the Coal Section has been assured that the workings shown on the map are indeed final. The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the reported production. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.
