Mine Index Number: 0942
| Company Name:
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Central States Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Elk Mine
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| Start Date:
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1972
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End Date:
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1977
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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5 [1]
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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 / tipple
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Jackson
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7S 1W
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8
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SW
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Geology
| Springfield
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30
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|
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4.2-5.0
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
The coal was overlain by 5 to 6 feet of Dykersburg Shale. In the northern part of the pit, only a black shale was present directly over the coal. Some slip fractures were present in the seam. Pyrite was abundant in the cleats. The Herrin Coal was mined in a few places where it was not eroded under the glacial drift.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Coal Section files, strip mine updates
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7-7-1976
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1:7920
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1:7920
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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 (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, pit location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Coal Section files, strip mine updates - Mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
- ↑ The area shown on the accompanying map is smaller than expected for the reported production. Production indicates approximately 26 acres were mined. The Elk Mine probably included some of the area shown on the accompanying map as Main Line No. 2 Mine (mine index 2442).
