Mine Index Number: 0972
| Company Name:
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Crenshaw Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Crenshaw No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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October 1977
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End Date:
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February 1979
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Acres after map date:
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6
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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 / pit
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Williamson
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8S 2E
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33
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SW SE SE
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Geology
| Herrin
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30
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|
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3.8-4.0
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Surface
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| Springfield
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25-50
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3.5-3.67
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
Pyrite was abundant in the cleats, especially thick on the face cleats, and some lenses were scattered through the seam. Some calcite was noted.
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
| Mine notes
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Undated
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(text only)
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1:24000 Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.
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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 (Springfield Coal).
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, mine location, seam, depth, thickness (Herrin coal), geologic problems.
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