Mine Index Number: 0998
Company Name:
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ACI Illinois
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Mine Name:
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Viper Mine
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Start Date:
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1982
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End Date:
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Active
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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16,251
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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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Main shaft
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Logan
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18N 3W
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20
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SE NE NW
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Air / escape shaft
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Logan
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18N 3W
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20
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SW NW NE
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Air shaft
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Logan
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17N 4W
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1
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SW NW SW
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Air shaft
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Logan
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17N 4W
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1
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NW NW SW
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Geology
Springfield
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275
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5.2
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6.1
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5.6
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BRP
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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: 67,963,506
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Company, 6-460P
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3-28-2022
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1:9600
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1:9600
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Not final
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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 (Logan County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (Logan County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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Company map, Coal Section files, 6-460P - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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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6-460R
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Company:
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ICG Illinois, LLC
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Mine Name:
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Viper
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Caption:
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Map Date:
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03-15-2024
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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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M0998 2024
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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://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/logan/6-460R m0998 viper 2024.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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Company
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Map ID:
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6-460P
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Company:
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ICG Illinois, LLC
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Mine Name:
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Viper
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Caption:
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2021 Annual Mine Map
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Map Date:
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03/28/2022
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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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M0998 2022
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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/logan/6-460P-m0998 viper 2022.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The ownership changed to Zeigler-Old Ben Coal Company in 1994, but the mine continued to report under the same name.
- ↑ A subsidiary of International Coal Group, Inc.
- ↑ Production shown is through 2022, the latest available Coal Report.