Mine Index Number: 0956
| Company Name:
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Southern Illinois Minerals
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| Mine Name:
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Oraville No. 2 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1975
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End Date:
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September 1977
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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42 Production indicates approximately 30 acres were mined. The area may have been mined previously by other operators.
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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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Jackson
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7S 3W
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22
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SE SW
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Geology
| Murphysboro
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45
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5.0-6.0
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
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: 275,303
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Coal Section files, strip mine updates
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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, thickness.
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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 locations, seam, depth.
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| Coal Section files, strip mine updates - Mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
