Mine Index Number: 0896
| Company Name:
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PIAMCO
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| Mine Name:
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Test Pits
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| Start Date:
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1969
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End Date:
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1970
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| Type of Mine:
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Strip
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| Total acres shown:
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26
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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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| Test pit
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Menard
|
18N 8W
|
12
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SW SW SW
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| Test pit
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Menard
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18N 7W
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19
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NW NW NW
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Geology
| Springfield
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70-100
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
Clay dikes were reported.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| PIAMCO
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Test Pits
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1969-1970
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unknown Coal production not available. Pits were dug with a dragline to test highwall stability.
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| ISGS Menard County Mined-Out Area
|
1981
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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)
| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Menard County) - Mine index, test pit locations.
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| Mine notes (Menard County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| ISGS Menard County Mined-Out Area map - Mine outline, pit locations.
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Mine Notes
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