Mine Index Number: 0890
| Company Name:
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Consolidation Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Norris Mine
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| Start Date:
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1969
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End Date:
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1980
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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1,442 in the Herrin Coal; 3,517 in the Springfield Coal
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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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| Tipple
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Fulton
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7N 4E
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4
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NE NE NW
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Geology
| Herrin
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30-80
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4.25
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Surface
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| Springfield
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50-110
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2.67-4.5
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
Clay-filled slips were seen in the Herrin Coal. Calcite, kaolinite and pyrite were seen on cleats in the Springfield Coal. Clay dikes were common in the Springfield Coal in some pits, most of which penetrated the whole of the seam. A major clay dike was found about every 50 feet, with several smaller ones in the same interval. Pyrite nodules were seen at the contact between the Springfield Coal and the overlying black shale but otherwise, the upper 2 feet of coal was largely free of visible pyrite. Pyritic concretions were seen in the middle of the Springfield seam, as well as heavy pyritic cleat fillings. These were of irregular shape and size, the largest being 1.5 feet by 0.3 feet. Pyritized kettle bottoms were noted, some with clay slips nearby.
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: 10,440,800
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| ISGS map library, 4103.F8 i5.1-73
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1-1-1979
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1:12000
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1:12000
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Not final
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| ISGS map library, 4103.F8 i5.1-74
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1984
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1:24000
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1:24000
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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 (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, tipple location, seams, geologic problems.
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| ISGS map library, 4103.F8 i5.1-73 - Mine outline, tipple location, mining method.
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| ISGS map library, 4103.F8 i5.1-74, mine outline drawn on Canton Quadrangle (1:24,000, 1974) base map - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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