Mine Index Number: 0983
| Company Name:
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Equality Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Equality Mine
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| Start Date:
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1978
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End Date:
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1991
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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765
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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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Geology
| Herrin
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25-75
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4.11
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
There was a peridotite sill present in a portion of the mine. Some minor faults were also reported. The source map shows some of this faulting, trending north-northwest to south-southeast. These faults were in NE 10-T9S-R7E.
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
| Company, 4103.S32 i5.1-95
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7-1-1989
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Not final[1]
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| Company, ISGS active mine file
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1-31-2002
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1:4800
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1:4800
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Secondary source[2]
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| ISGS map library, 4102 a-7, sheet 2
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1981-1983
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1:24000
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1:24000
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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, depth.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Saline County) - Mine type, pit location, seam, geologic problems.
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S32 i5.1-95 - Mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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| Coal Section files (active mines), map of Big Ridge Portal No. 2 Mine (mine index 1021) - Mine outline (north).
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| ISGS map library, 4102 a-7, sheet 2, work map for Rudement Quadrangle Geologic Map - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
![[[:Equality|Equality]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/thumbnails/m0983_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Company
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| Map ID:
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4103.S32 i5.1-95
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| Company:
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Equality Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Equality
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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07-01-1989
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0983.jpg
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/m0983.zip
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 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Work Map
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| Map ID:
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4102 a-7 sheet 2
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| Company:
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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1981-1983
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| Map Status:
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Secondary
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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Jn03.jpg
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/jn03.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the reported production. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.
- ↑ The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the reported production. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.
![[[:Big Ridge Portal No. 2|Big Ridge Portal No. 2]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/saline/thumbnails/m1021.jpg)
