Mine Index Number: 0917
| Company Name:
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Robertson and Associates, Inc.
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| Mine Name:
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Eads Mine
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| Start Date:
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1970
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End Date:
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1979
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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2,622
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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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Jefferson
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4S 4E
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9
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NE SW NE
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Geology
| Opdyke
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20-40
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1.5-2.1
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
An asymmetrical anticline in the coal was visible in the floor of a pit visited in 1977. One side climbed steeply while the other side was a gentle climb. According to mine personnel, this was a fairly common feature, with no preferred orientation. The coal often thickened (up to 4 feet) in these features, which were up to 6 feet high. There were no apparent faults or slickenslides in the coal, although the overlying shale showed slickensides. Pyrite and calcite were present on vertical fracture facings.
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: 5,235,957
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| ISGS map library, 4103.J41 i5.1-12
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7-17-1978
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1:12000
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1:12000
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Not final
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| NAIP digital ortho-photo quadrangle
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2015
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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.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jefferson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Jefferson County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.J41 i5.1-12 - Mine location, mine outline, mining method.
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| National Agriculture Imagery Program map, digital ortho-photo quadrangle map - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
