Mine Index Number: 0872
| Company Name:
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Southwestern Illinois Coal Corporation
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| Mine Name:
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Streamline Mine
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| Start Date:
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1936
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End Date:
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May 1983
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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6,367
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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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| Pit
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Randolph
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6S 5W
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23, 24
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| Pit
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Randolph
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6S 5W
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25, 36
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Geology
| Herrin
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38-83
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5.5-6.0
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Surface
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| Springfield
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87-135
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3.0-5.0
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
Thin shale bands were seen in the coal. Pyrite was present as thin lenses. In NE NW 14-T6S-R5W, the interval between the Herrin and Springfield Coals was 15 to 20 feet and consisted of 4 to 6 feet of shale and underclay and 8 to 10 feet of limestone.
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: 53,450,027
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| USGS digital orthophoto map
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2004
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1:6000
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1:6000
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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, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Randolph County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Randolph County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| ISGS field notes (G. H. Cady and G. Wilson, 1-5-1944) - Geologic problems.
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| USGS digital orthophoto map, Willisville Quadrangle, 2004 - Mine outline.
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| Company map, Coal Section files, 1-32-25 - Verify pit identification.
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| Company map, Coal Section files, 6-252 L - Verify pit identification.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.P42 i5.1-62 - Verify pit identification.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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